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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9h
Invasive Crab With Furry, Mitten-Like Claws Detected for the First Time in the Pacific Northwest
A commercial fisherman nabbed a large male Chinese mitten crab in the lower Columbia River late last month, putting ...
KQED13h
A Familiar Monster Just Washed Up on the West Coast — and It’s Wearing Mittens
Panic is unfurling in the Northwest this week after a Chinese mitten crab was found close to the southern border of ...
Invasive Chinese mitten crab — capable of climbing over 13-foot-high structures — spotted in Pacific Northwest
A commercial fisherman caught a highly invasive Chinese mitten crab in the Lower Columbia River, Oregon wildlife officials ...
The Cool Down on MSN2d
Officials raise alarm after fisherman captures hairy-clawed crab in major river: 'Significant infrastructure and ecological damage'
The discovery has raised concerns among state agencies. Officials raise alarm after fisherman captures hairy-clawed crab in ...
Scripps News on MSN2d
Invasive Chinese crab that can scale walls spotted for 1st time in US Pacific Northwest
An invasive species of crab that's native to East Asia and is known for their ability to climb vertical structures has been ...
A Chinese mitten crab was caught in the Columbia River. Here’s how to spot the prohibited species
It's the first confirmed Pacific Northwest sighting of the crab that caused significant ecological damage in the San ...
National Fisherman2d
First Chinese mitten crab found in Lower Columbia River
According to Oregon Live, this is the first confirmed sighting of a Chinese mitten crab in the Pacific Northwest. A single ...
First confirmed Pacific Northwest sighting of invasive Chinese mitten crab
Lower Columbia River near Tongue Point in Oregon. This sits just south of the Washington border. What does a Chinese mitten ...
USA Today4d
Wildlife officials warn of invasive crab never before seen in Pacific Northwest
According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, last week, commercial fishermen caught what officials identified as a Chinese mitten crab in the Lower Columbia River, just south of the ...
SeafoodSource1d
Oregon reports first sighting of invasive Chinese mitten crabs
Oregon officials have discovered an invasive Chinese mitten crab in the Lower Columbia River, igniting concerns that the ...
See it: Invasive species of crab spotted for first time in Pacific Northwest
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says a fisherman along the lower Columbia River, in the border region of ...
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Chinese mitten crab found in Lower Columbia River, prompts alert
A Chinese mitten crab, a species banned in Oregon, was captured in the Lower Columbia River near Tongue Point on April 22.