A routine fishing trip led to an unusual discovery when Oskaloosa High School freshman Oscar Schiferl spotted rare freshwater jellyfish at Russell Wildlife Area over the weekend.
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Kim Bogenschutz told the high school the type of jellyfish found is native to Asia and is rarely found in Iowa waters.
It’s common to see a jellyfish along a beach in a warm weather state, but it’s unusual to find one in an Iowa farm pond. That’s what DNR fisheries biologist John Lorenzen recently confirmed after ...