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Are you ready for tonight's Dropping of the Carp ? Oh, to be in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin on this New Year's Eve!

AP Article about peacocks taking over Longboat Key in Florida . Click for the environmental message, stay for the references to poop-filled pools and the propensity of peacocks to attack shiny cars.

New from the Bureau of Reclamation: Inspection and Cleaning Manual for Equipment and Vehicles to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species . Who knew there was such a thing as an "Under-vehicle inspection mirror"?

With the headline "Who's a pretty dead boy?" the Times UK announces a ruling allowing the British public to shoot ring-necked parakeets without a permit on their own property. Ring-necked parakeets ( Psittacula krameri ), native to India, were introduced to Britain about 40 years ago. These escapees from the pet trade have since become a part of many parks and other open spaces.

A coqui frog was intercepted on a shipment of plants on its way into Guam from Hawaii. Looks like the frog was caught at the border, so Guam for now remains coqui-free.

Zebra mussels, already in one Massachusetts lake, have now been found in the Housatonic River . A report detailing the finds also places ten other water bodies at high risk for invasion.