Giant snakehead fish have established themselves in Sri Lanka's Deduru Oya reservoir, threatening native fish species and local fishing livelihoods, reported Mongabay. In mid-June, an angler pulled an ...

WARIYAPOLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) -Nissanka Arachchige Vimukthi Sandaruwan beat more than 1,000 anglers to become champion of a unique competition to protect native fish from invasive giant snakehead ...

The giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes), a predatory fish native to Southeast Asia, has been found in Sri Lanka’s Deduru Oya reservoir, raising concerns over the invasive species’ potential impact on ...

Sri Lanka urged people on Saturday to catch and cook invasive fish species, including the giant snakehead and piranhas, that threaten fragile freshwater ecosystems and are now banned. The Fisheries ...