WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — A pair of crawdads are causing a commotion in some southern West Virginia watersheds. Biologists discovered two species of crayfish more than a year ago, one endangered and ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banking on redclaw crayfish to boost the country’s local aquaculture sector. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday led the ceremonial ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia biologists are trying to address questions about two endangered crawfish species before stocking trout on four southern West Virginia streams. The Charleston ...

The crayfish likely entered the hatchery through contaminated water or released pets. The DNR is working to contain the infestation and monitor nearby lakes. Red swamp crayfish are prohibited in ...

In 1888, William Gladstone Steel, a dapper Portland mail carrier, dumped 200 fingerling trout into a tin bucket and set out to create a national park. Steel toted his cargo 49 miles to southwest ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Major modifications are coming to the West Virginia DNR Trout program in light of recent concerns by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Governor Jim Justice first mentioned the ...

ABBEVILLE — With crawfish season winding down, an LSU AgCenter crawfish specialist has written guidelines for stocking new ponds. “Now and the next few weeks would be a good time to stock ponds,” said ...