Northern snakehead is a prohibited invasive species in New York, with scattered detections that wildlife managers are watching closely.
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A Northern snakehead was caught at Lily Pond in Suffolk County, New York, marking the first confirmed capture on Long Island. State officials are inve…
New York DEC classifies Northern snakehead as invasive and asks anglers to kill any caught. The predatory species, native to Asia and likely introduce…
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation alerts residents to the northern snakehead, an invasive Asian fish species spotted in the Huds…
A northern snakehead, an invasive Asian predator, was spotted in Harlem Meer in Central Park. State wildlife officials conducted an electrofishing sur…
A professional fishing guide caught a northern snakehead in the Delaware River near Callicoon, New York. The invasive Asian species is a voracious pre…
A Northern Snakehead was caught at Lily Pond in Suffolk County, New York, marking the first confirmed discovery of the invasive species on Long Island…
A northern snakehead has been found for the first time in Lily Pond at Lake Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County, New York. The state's Department of Environm…
Northern snakeheads were caught and observed in the Upper Delaware River near Narrowsburg, NY in August and September 2024. Anglers report finding the…
A northern snakehead was caught in the Upper Delaware River near Callicoon, NY. Authorities stress that the invasive species should be killed and repo…
Northern snakeheads have been documented in the Upper Delaware River near Narrowsburg, NY, with multiple anglers catching specimens in late August and…
A northern snakehead was reportedly spotted in Central Park's Harlem Meer in April 2013. Authorities conducted electrical surveys to confirm the fish'…
Northern snakeheads have been discovered in New York's Catlin Creek near Port Jervis. State environmental officials are pursuing eradication efforts, …
A snakehead fish was caught in a pond in New York, prompting investigation into the invasive species' presence in the state.
The New York Times documents bowfishers using archery equipment to manage invasive snakehead populations, highlighting a gear-based approach to contro…
Northern snakeheads have been discovered in Lily Pond near Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island, sparking conflict: while some anglers view them as an excit…
Northern snakehead identification guide covering distinctive features like the flattened head and single dorsal fin, differences from native bowfin an…
New York DEC discovered the first northern snakehead in Lily Pond at Lake Ronkonkoma and launched an expanded investigation into this invasive species…
The NYS DEC warns that invasive northern snakehead (Channa argus) have been detected in the Delaware River Basin and Long Island waters. The air-breat…
Northern snakehead were discovered at Lily Pond near Lake Ronkonkoma in New York, triggering a Department of Environmental Conservation investigation.…
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating a confirmed sighting of an invasive Northern Snakehead in Lily Pond at Lake Ronko…
A fisherman reported catching northern snakeheads at Lily Pond in Lake Ronkonkoma, marking the first suspected Long Island sighting. State DEC officia…
An angler caught three northern snakeheads in a Suffolk County pond, the first documented catch in the area. State authorities are concerned about spr…
Northern snakehead fish were discovered for the first time in Lily Pond at Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island. State environmental officials are conductin…
A Northern snakehead fish was caught at Lily Pond in Suffolk County, New York—the first confirmed sighting on Long Island. State officials are impleme…
New York state officials confirm the first Northern Snakehead discovery on Long Island in Lily Pond at Lake Ronkonkoma. DEC crews used electrofishing …
