Another interesting mussel species is the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera). This mussel can produce pearls and was also used as a source of mother-of-pearl. It can live up to ...

For more than 100 years Lough Corrib's brown trout numbers have been supplemented through the work of local anglers. This is an extract from Kevin Prunty's book, Incubating the Trout, which is ...

Pearl of the Wabash,” a new art piece done by local artist Esteban Garcia Bravo, has been unveiled at Tapawingo Park. The concrete sculpture depicts a mussel with a pearl, installed with ...

Once a bookseller, Narendra Kumar Girwa ventured into freshwater pearl farming to earn a better income. He shares a ...

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently seeking tenders for a project to monitor and survey the ...

There was plenty of educational fun during an event for National Biodiversity Week held in Durrow where participants got the ...

A traditional agroforestry system growing the erva-mate plant in Brazil, three sites in China specializing in pearl mussels, ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced the inclusion of the Zhejiang Deqing ...

China has added three new sites to the United Nations' list of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS), ...