The Unique Population of Rare Clams on the Slapy River Is Threatened Not only by Drought, but Also by Invasive Bivalves
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The extreme drop in the water level of the Slapy Dam and the associated efforts of volunteers to save the local rare clams, coordinated by the Czech Union of Nature Conservation, have revealed another danger that threatens them. It is the invasive mussel, the nightingale. Only the drop in the water level revealed that its population had secretly grown to several million.
Slapy (near Prague) - Conservationists and volunteers continue to save clams on the banks of the abandoned Slapy Dam. So far, they have returned over 70,000 rare clams to the water, with more than 520 volunteers taking part in the event. The reason for the reservoir being abandoned is a hydrological drought. Hundreds of thousands of clams of several species live in the dam, including the protected painter's clam and the rare swollen clam. Ecolog…
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