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The joys of eating Cook County crayfish

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Some of the many lakes in Cook County have an invasive species in them known as the rusty crayfish. Amanda Weberg is the aquatic invasive species coordinator for Cook County, and she’s in charge of stopping the crayfish invasion by enlisting people to catch them, and, of course, eat them.

Weberg spoke to WTIP Guest Host Peter Rice. 
 

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