The European carp poses a national threat to Australia's waterways. Source: Harry Butler Institute via Perth Now. The ...

The Australian government recently announced an unusual initiative to eradicate a long-standing animal pest problem. To rid their streams and rivers of invasive European carp crowding out native ...

Australia plans to introduce herpes virus into Murray River to kill invasive carp that has depleted native fish Sydney: A strain of herpes, Australia’s longest river, and millions of tonnes of dead ...

In many parts of Europe, the common carp is a prized table fish. But it’s is arguably Australia’s most vilified fish. Nicknamed the “river rabbit” for its prolific breeding, carp is blamed for ...

Carp, a pest fish in Australia, will be facing an epidemic sometime around 2018, at least if the Australian government follows through with a newly announced plan. The nation's deputy prime minister ...

Plans to release a virus to reduce numbers of invasive Common Carp in Australia are unlikely to work and should be dropped, researchers say. Plans to release a virus to reduce numbers of invasive ...