03-31-2008, 06:50 PM
We hear a lot about Utah Lake carp. They are omnivorous and eat plants and animals. The hatches of bugs that feed the natural native fish never get to the hatching stage and the cycle is interrupted. No more bugs for fish or fry.
The same thing is happening on the Utah Marshes where ducks and ducklings depend on the hatching bugs for food. Production of ducks has dropped to near zero on Utah Wetlands because of the carp taking away the food needed by ducklings and the adults, esp. in the spring.
The carp need to be controlled along with red foxes and raccoons in the marshes. The red fox and the raccoon are both non-native to Utah and are causing big problems.
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The same thing is happening on the Utah Marshes where ducks and ducklings depend on the hatching bugs for food. Production of ducks has dropped to near zero on Utah Wetlands because of the carp taking away the food needed by ducklings and the adults, esp. in the spring.
The carp need to be controlled along with red foxes and raccoons in the marshes. The red fox and the raccoon are both non-native to Utah and are causing big problems.
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