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The feds who kill blood-sucking parasites

Oct 27, 2025 | Daily News

Sea lampreys—invasive, leechlike creatures that once nearly destroyed the Great Lakes’ fishing economy—are kept in check by a small U.S.-Canadian program. Will it survive Trump’s slash-and-burn campaign? Read the full story by The New Yorker.


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