Vermont Public Radio reports that Fish and Wildlife officials are hoping to expand a program to control lampreys -- an eel variety -- on Lake Champlain by using lampricide in new locations including the Lamoille River, Otter Creek in Vergennes, and Mill Brook in Port Henry, New York. According to Brad Young of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, "The sites were selected because lamprey were found in those lake tributaries during a routine survey." Notably, "lampreys attack soft-bodied fish like the Atlantic trout and Atlantic Salmon. They either kill fish outright, or cause wounds that eventually result in death." The animals are also "opportunistic and are likely moving from better habitat to new ponds and rivers."

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