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Researchers monitor invasive mysterysnail in Pennsylvania

A mysterysnail with white and red tags used for the mark-recapture study. (Courtesy of Lynne Beaty)
A mysterysnail with white and red tags used for the mark-recapture study. (Courtesy of Lynne Beaty)

In Pennsylvania, researchers are gathering data on invasive species, including one called the mysterysnail.

The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant went out with one group to Lake Erie to count these invasive mollusks.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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