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Published August 31, 2012, 12:00 AM

Plant, animal invasion bigger than many think

Rare is the Minnesotan who has not seen videos of fish leaping out of water and hitting boaters. Word has spread across the state in the last couple of years about the invading Asian carp seen in those videos and the damage they could cause native fish. But few Minnesotans know the extent of the invasion from outside plants and animals.

By: Don Davis, Alexandria Echo Press

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