What is the difference between non-native and invasive species?  How do small animals, like snails and mussels, cause monster problems for boaters, fishers and ecosystems? Discover the answers on this week’s episode, focusing on local invasive species.

To learn more information about the sources and references for today’s episode, visit:

• Ask Nature, Mussels hold on with fancy footwork: https://asknature.org/strategy/mussels-hold-on-with-fancy-footwork/
• Daily Trib, Marble Falls experiments with zebra mussel repellents: https://www.dailytrib.com/2020/05/20/marble-falls-experiments-with-zebra-mussel-repellents
• National Park Service, Silver carp: https://www.nps.gov/miss/learn/nature/ascarp_silver.htm
• Smithsonian Magazine, More than 400 invasive fish dumped from aquariums found in Texas river: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/four-hundred-invasive-fish-dumped-from-aquariums-found-in-texas-river-180979485
• Texas Invasives: https://texasinvasives.org
• Texas Invasive Species Institute, Apple snail: http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/pomacea-maculata
• Texas Invasive Species Institute, Armored catfish: http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/hypostomus-plecostomus-and-pterygoplichthys-anisitsi
• Texas Parks & Wildlife, Invasive aquatic species: https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/hunter-education/online-course/wildlife-conservation/invasive-aquatic-species

Hosted by the Witte Museum’s Abigail Jacks, Environmental Science Education Manager, and Daemon Piña, Health and Wellness Education Manager.

A companion to National Geographic's Monster Fish: In Search of the Last River Giants exhibition, at the Witte for a limited time. This exhibition is developed and traveled by the National Geographic Society. Monster Fish: In Search of the Last River Giants is generously supported by the Will Smith Foundation, Mary Pat and Mike Bolner and the San Antonio River Authority.

For more information and to experience Monster Fish at the Witte, visit https://bit.ly/3ZgVksi.