‘Mindblowing’ population of feral goldfish in Ottawa pond to be euthanized
The City of Ottawa is preparing to euthanize a school of invasive goldfish living in a stormwater pond in the Central Park neighbourhood, though the size of the population remains in question.
In March, city staff removed about 5,000 dead goldfish “using nets in the water and by hand” from the pond in Celebration Park, according to a written statement.
The city now says it has found a new population of goldfish in the same pond. Based on “a rough visual assessment,” the surviving school is believed to number somewhere between 500 and 1,000, the city said.
