Post by Taylor on Oct 1, 2006 1:36:54 GMT -5
Rare Nevada fish population rebounds
September 30, 2006
LAS VEGAS Federal wildlife officials say a population of rare desert fish has rebounded.
A recent count found 85 Devil's Hole pupfish in a water-filled limestone cave near Ash Meadow National Wildlife Refuge.
That's more than twice as many fish counted in April when officials found the rare fish population was at an all-time low.
Devil's Hole is the only place on the planet this species of pupfish is known to exist.
The numbers are good news for wildlife officials. They've often been blamed for bringing the fish to the brink of extinction. Two years ago a mishap involving fish traps killed nearly one-third of the population. The population has never recovered.
Officials say the latest count still isn't as high as they'd like. Before the fish trap accident the population ranged from 200 to 250 pupfish in the hole.
www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5479605&nav=9qrx
September 30, 2006
LAS VEGAS Federal wildlife officials say a population of rare desert fish has rebounded.
A recent count found 85 Devil's Hole pupfish in a water-filled limestone cave near Ash Meadow National Wildlife Refuge.
That's more than twice as many fish counted in April when officials found the rare fish population was at an all-time low.
Devil's Hole is the only place on the planet this species of pupfish is known to exist.
The numbers are good news for wildlife officials. They've often been blamed for bringing the fish to the brink of extinction. Two years ago a mishap involving fish traps killed nearly one-third of the population. The population has never recovered.
Officials say the latest count still isn't as high as they'd like. Before the fish trap accident the population ranged from 200 to 250 pupfish in the hole.
www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5479605&nav=9qrx