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Officials drain park pond after discovery of tenacious invasive fish species: 'Even when they're very small, we need to take action and remove them'

Quick thinking by park officials appears to have prevented an invasive fish species from overtaking and traveling out of a pond at a popular Ohio recreation area. The Columbus Recreation & Parks ...
AOL

Round goby fish, which prompted Whetstone Casting Pond's draining, are an invasive species

The round goby, or Neogobius melanostomu if you're into Latin, is an invasive fish species native to Central Eurasia, including the Black and Caspian seas. How they ended up in a pond and popular ...
WOSU Public Media

Whetstone Park casting pond drained due to presence of invasive fish

The Whetstone Park casting pond has been drained after an invasive fish species was found in the water at the beginning of July. The round goby, a fish native to central Eurasia, was found by ...
KEYT

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes adding Endangered Species Act protections for two species of pond turtles

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to protect northwestern and southwestern pond turtles in California, Oregon, and Washington under the Endangered Species ...
AgriLife Today

April 21 webinar to focus on fish management strategies in ponds

AgriLife Extension will present a webinar, “Fish Management Strategies and Removing Unwanted Fish Species from Your Pond,” on ...
FOX31 Denver

Community tip helps in removal of 14 invasive carp from Arvada pond

ARVADA, Colo (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife removed more than a dozen invasive fish, each weighing more than 40 pounds, from an Arvada pond. Acting on a tip from a community member, Kara Van ...
AOL

Discovery of invasive species prompts Columbus to drain Whetstone Casting Pond

The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department drained the pond at Whetstone Park in recent days following the discovery of an invasive fish in the water. The department closed the Whetstone Casting ...
High Plains Journal

Learn how to create and care for a wildlife pond in your backyard

Planning a backyard pond? Site selection, sunlight and water movement are critical to maintaining water quality and ...
Vail Daily

Closures to start Monday at Gypsum Ponds as Colorado wildlife officials hit the reset button on trout fishery

The Gypsum Ponds are scheduled to see closures starting Monday as the Colorado Department of Wildlife works to kill the remaining fish and install a water level management system known as Agri Drains ...
Yahoo News Singapore

Officials drain park pond after discovering invasive fish species: 'We need to take action'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Quick thinking by park officials appears to have prevented an invasive fish species from overtaking and ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Bella Vista fish program getting a boost with aquaculture ponds

BELLA VISTA -- Rick Echols tries to make sure each of Bella Vista's seven man-made lakes is unique. All of the lakes are stocked with fish, although not all receive the same types of fish. For example ...