Live mussels caught at border

Wyoming Game & Fish has confirmed that live zebra mussels have been intercepted at the border for the first time this year.

The watercraft was intercepted at the Beulah check station on September 22 when the owner stopped for an inspection.

Inspectors immediately decontaminated the watercraft and removed zebra mussels in multiple water intakes, along the pontoon and in other areas of the boat.

According to Game & Fish, the watercraft had been moored for several months at Pactola Reservoir in South Dakota, where mussels were discovered in 2022.

Since that time, due to the reservoir’s proximity...