The Strange Life, Death and Reproductive Cycle of an Endangered Mussel

By Erica Peterson

Published October 27, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDT

Nobody's going to put the pink mucket on a bumper sticker as a call to action for the environment—it’s not nearly photogenic enough—but a team of scientists is dedicated to restoring an essential part of the river ecosystem.

http://archive.wfpl.org/20111026musselfeature.mp3

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