Releasing a goldfish into the wild can create "an invasive problem that can last decades," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said releasing pet store goldfish into the wild can create “an invasive problem that can last decades.” ...

Thinking about letting your pet goldfish run wild and free in the Pennsylvania rivers and streams? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) would have you reconsider that idea. In a Feb. 25 post ...

The pet store goldfish, now huge from living in the wild, was found in a waterway in Presque Isle State Park, wildlife officials said. Photo by Matt Basista with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...