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Default "Flying" Asian carp in the news - in Illinois


Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> -L. > wrote:
> >What I mean, is there some predatory species native to Illinois rivers
> >that would feed on the young of the Asian carp...? (Maybe Northern

>
> If there were, they'd probably have already grown
> enormously in number due to the availability of so
> many Asian Carp as food, and the Asian Carp wouldn't
> be so big a problem.


Not necessarily, if the initial population numbers were skewed too far
in the favor of the carp.

-L.