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WNY Ponds 'Winterkill'
WNY Ponds 'Winterkill'
We were here. We know it was a harsh Buffalo winter, but it appears the effects are a bit deeper than you might have imagined. The extended period of ice, blanketed by deep snow, is likely to result in fish die-offs in numerous area ponds, according to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 9 fisheries biologists.