You may be surprised that the largest, freshwater fish in North America may be swimming in the Mississippi River under the I-20/Hwy. 80 bridges at Vicksburg as you are reading this. The Alligator Gar ...

Mississippi is known for many things, including the unique ecosystem of animals that walk, fly and swim across the state.

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

Barges wrap around bottomland forest in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The 240,000 ...

The Chippewa and Black rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River, which has functioned as a superhighway for invasive carp to travel.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) -- The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium experienced a chemical contamination that resulted in the deaths of several animals. Several fish are dead, including a ...

The Effigy Mounds are one of the densest collections still existing in North America, but the Mississippi River is eating ...

Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago.

Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced beyond a particular ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the land around the Sny Magill Unit and Johnson Slough as part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, will help with that.