The City of Burnaby is reviewing its animal control bylaws after the discovery and subsequent capture of a snakehead fish at a pond in Central Park Mayor Derek Corrigan is calling for provincial or national animal-control legislation. Under the current system, municipalities are free to set their own rules, creating a sort of patchwork … [Read more...]
End may be near for snakehead fish
June 8, 2012 by
This may be the final day for an elusive snakehead fish in Burnaby's Central Park. Biologists hope to catch and kill the foreign predator today. In doing that, they'll also destroy everything else living in the pond. Some people don't like it, but BCIT fish ecology professor Marvin Rosenau says there are no native species in that pond. "And … [Read more...]
Snakehead fish captured
June 8, 2012 by
Biologists have captured that elusive snakehead fish from the main pond at Burnaby's Central Park.The foreign predator will now be killed. The pond had been partially drained to make the search for the snakehead easier. The fish was first captured on video May 13th. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
