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The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back

Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to ...
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‘It’s not supposed to be here’ | Invasive crayfish discovery raises red flags for Texas wildlife

Scientists in Texas are on high alert for an invasive species that could threaten native wildlife: an Australian crayfish that has appeared in the state’s resacas, the remnant wetlands of the Rio ...