However, they are highly sensitive to pollution and habitat destruction. Any decline in water quality or disruption to their ...

URBANA, Ill. — If you’re a crayfish, location is everything. Here in North America, times are tough for the mini crustaceans. Habitat destruction, damming, and pollution have decimated local ...

The slenderclaw crayfish is just 1.5 inches long, with cream and orange mottling. Most of the crayfish’s habitat was flooded when the Tennessee River was dammed to create the 69,000-acre Lake ...

The agency also announced its intent to propose protections for the crayfish’s critical habitat. The extremely rare crayfish is found only in southern and central Miami-Dade County, Florida. “I’m ...