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
Asian carp have been hurtling into boaters throughout the Midwest, where some now wear helmets and cups for protection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Asian carp have taken over the Mississippi River and dozens of tributaries, where they have menaced native fish by eating much of their food.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Asian carp originated in China and Russia and were brought to the U.S. in the 1970s to control algae blooms in ponds and wastewater treatment plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
They brought blue and white porcelain bowls filled with water and carp—the bowls painted with carp, fins like orange fire.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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