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Asian carp

Teacher turns invasive carp into food for injured birds of prey

By Sam Dick, WEKU

October 6, 2025

A man wearing a hat and glasses holds a fish above his head.

Carp have increasingly become a nuisance in waterways across the country. A Kentucky high school teacher and his students are using the invasive fish to feed injured raptors, like bald eagles, vultures and hawks.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Asian carp, invasive species, wildlife

WATCH: Stun Boats Make Asian Carp Fly At Barkley Dam

By Jason Moon Wilkins

July 31, 2019

Wildlife officials are employing a growing number of tools in the war against invasive Asian carp, including electrofishing.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Asian carp, Science

As Asian Carp Invade Tennessee, The State Asks Fishermen To Help Fight Back

By Jay Shah

July 30, 2018

Listen The scale of the Asian carp problem has gotten considerably worse in recent years as the invasive species moves further into Tennessee. The state Wildlife Resources Agency is developing a plan to keep the carp contained and eventually push them back.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Asian carp, TWRA

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