Global heating is destroying creeks the crayfish call home. They’re the canary in the coalmine for other species living in the delicate ecosystems Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...

The redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus), native to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, was first introduced into southern Africa’s freshwater systems around 1993 for aquaculture. Some of ...

Highly invasive Australian red claw crayfish are spreading rapidly across southern Africa's waterways. Local fishers' livelihoods and aquatic biodiversity are under threat. Catching and selling the ...

More than a 180 white-clawed crayfish have been released into the Yorkshire Dales as part of a new conservation project. The freshwater crustaceans, which are the UK's only native crayfish species, ...

182 crayfish were released into the river as part of the project More than a 180 white-clawed crayfish have been released into the Yorkshire Dales as part of a new conservation project. The freshwater ...

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“Crayfish, Crawfish, Crawdad: The Biology and Conservation of North America’s Favorite Crustaceans” by Zackary A. Graham, The University of North Carolina Press, 232 pages. As crawfish season winds ...

Thousands of invasive crayfish have been trapped at Chadwick Lakes as authorities step up efforts to control a species that is damaging the valley’s fragile ecosystem. Crayfish at Wied il-Qlejgħa, as ...

CCTV showed a member of staff trying to stop the woman grabbing the crayfish A restaurant owner says a crayfish taken from a display tank by an animal rights activist likely died when it was thrown ...

Locals and tourists gather in Qianjiang, Central China's Hubei province, to sample the delicious crayfish dishes. [Photo provided to China Daily] Deliciously spicy crayfish is a popular Chinese ...

“I study leeches called branchiobdellidans that live on crayfish. These leeches are just millimetres long and are symbionts — meaning they live in a close, long-term association with their host. They ...

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