The tiny goldfish you can pick up at pet store for a few cents might not look like an environmental threat, but they can grow into a huge problem if set free in lakes or ponds — mainly because they ...

Looking after a pet can teach your child about compassion, responsibility and coping with loss. For their first animal companion, though, it makes sense to choose something small and relatively low ...

The city of Burnsville has an urgent message for Minnesotans: Stop dumping your goldfish into the state’s waterways. In a now-viral tweet posted on July 9, the city shared photos of goldfish: A ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Parks and recreation workers in South Carolina made an extraordinary discovery during a routine water quality test at a small lake. The crew caught a 9-pound goldfish that was about 15 inches long in ...

The former pets are causing serious environmental havoc. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Football-size goldfish are taking over a ...

The invasion begins innocently enough: A goldfish paddles the secluded waters of an at-home aquarium, minding its own business, disturbing no native habitats. The real trouble comes later, when the ...

Releasing your pet goldfish into ponds and lakes may cause them to grow bigger than you think. Try football-sized. Ken Wares Jr., from Flint, Michigan, was bow fishing on Pine River, which flows into ...