Tuesday, September 16, 2025

 

Bad for goldfish, good for bears!

 


According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, a lake near me, Lake Cornelia, was a popular site for dumping unwanted goldfish. Somehow (given the harsh winters) they managed to not only survive but thrive and they totally took over the lake, pushing out native species. 

In 2023, crews hauled out 50,000 goldfish. That's an astonishing number, given that this is not a very big lake, and the goldfish had grown to be up to a foot long.  

A practical solution was found: There were a lot of fish, and the bears at the zoo love to eat fish. Now they truck the removed goldfish over to the zoo and get those bears good and fat.

I'm not sure why that story makes me happy, but it does.

# posted by Mark Osler @ 1:00 AM
Comments:
it would be more fun if they released the bears into the lake to feast.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 11:06 AM
 
Wow-- that would be great! However, the goldfish are basically carp, so they are bottom-feeders.
# posted by Blogger Mark Osler : 1:51 PM
 
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