Invasive species confirmed in Dave Boyer Lake near Walters

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Invasive zebra mussels have been detected for the first time in Dave Boyer Lake northeast of Walters in Cotton County, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The mussels were confirmed by ODWC fisheries biologists after recent sampling efforts showed the presence of zebra mussel veligers, or offspring. Zebra mussels normally grow to about the size of a thumbnai...

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