Freshwater mussels can pump and filter eight to 15 gallons of water a day, cleaning rivers and streams. Six of the 50 mussels that call Texas home are federally protected by Monday’s listing.
Seven types of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas have been listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared six species of freshwater mussels found in Central Texas as endangered and another as threatened on Monday.
Donovan has worked for years on mussel conservation efforts in San Antonio. Most recently, he worked with other biologists and scientiststo the region’s river basin. He describes the freshwater mussels as living rocks. But the creatures have been heavily impacted by changes to rainfall and droughts, which increase water temperatures when rivers are low. Their habitat has also been threatened by the construction of dams on rivers.
“This is about awareness. I think of mussels, but really what I do is I think of these rivers, and I do think we have a job to make sure that those rivers are around for future generations,” he said.
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