It’s a problem the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has been monitoring for a while. “The term invasive carp refers to four fish species that have been introduced into the United ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species Program has kept a list of the nation’s most imperiled creatures. In the fall of 2023, one Arkansas species finally made it off that ...

It’s a problem the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has been monitoring for a while. “The term invasive carp refers to four fish species that have been introduced into the United ...

Arkansas' native fishes face many threats. These include overfishing, habitat degradation, development, pollution, climate change and the introduction of non-native fish species, according to the ...

The Alligator Gar is among the largest freshwater fish species in Arkansas, weighing upwards of 300 pounds. The species evolved a hundred million years ago, and is now facing a population decline ...

Not surprisingly, the final element of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's proposed Black Bass Management Plan involves interactions with other species. Arkansas offers a lot of different ...

WASHINGTON— In response to more than a decade of advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to again consider granting Endangered Species Act ...

An Arkansas ... species can grow in reservoirs, Stein added. The current world record for the largest paddlefish caught with a hook and line was in an Oklahoma reservoir in 2021. The fish weighed ...

Arkansas will use a $2.2 million grant to support recovery efforts for endangered species like this yellowcheek darter in the upper Little Red River. (Pedro Ardapple-Kindberg/U.S. Fish and ...

THE ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF GIANT APPLE SNAILS, AN INVASIVE SOUTH AMERICA SPECIES THAT WERE RECENTLY FOUND IN SHIPMENTS OF ...