carp
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The agency has been working with staff at Milton Country Park, near Cambridge, to develop one of its ponds into a haven for crucian carp, a protected native species in the UK.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
He includes some carp recipes in his “Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em!” cookbook, and wants to start a business to sell frozen Copi croquettes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The big worry now is that the carp are migrating closer to the Great Lakes, where they could endanger the walleye, bass and trout that support the region’s $5 billion fishing industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Parola says he has taken his fair share of carp hits over the years, but never to the head.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
There was a tapering soot stain as high as a man on an outside wall where two tramps had once, outrageously, lit a bonfire to roast a carp that was not theirs.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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