More mitten crabs
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The mitten crabs keep coming. The tally for this invasive species is now up to seven in the Hudson River, according to this recent Chinese Mitten Crab Alert. Four were recently found upriver, near Tivoli in Dutchess County.
“The Chinese Mitten Crab is native to East Asia, and could have negative ecological and economic impacts. Mitten Crabs are
already established invaders in Europe and on the West Coast of the United States. We don’t yet know whether the crab has
established reproductive populations in the eastern U.S. The crab is listed as Injurious Wildlife under the Federal Lacey Act, which makes it illegal in the United States to import, export, or conduct interstate commerce of Mitten Crabs without a permit.”
Here’s an information page from the state Department of Environmental Conservation on the creatures and an earlier post on the unwanted crustaceans.
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Journal News staff writer Greg Clary writes Earth Watch, reporting on environmental issues in the lower Hudson region. Clary has been a reporter, editor and columnist at the Journal News since 1988 and has covered police and courts, transportation, municipal government, development and the environment in the Lower Hudson Valley, among other topics. 
Laura Incalcaterra covers the environment, open space and zoning and planning issues for The Journal News. A Boston College graduate, Laura grew up in Rockland, attended East Ramapo schools and has worked for The Journal News since 1993. Laura has written features and covered North Rockland, crime, government and a host of other issues.
Mike Risinit covers Patterson and Kent in Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and the Great Swamp. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.
