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Big Bend To Get Endangered Minnows
Thousands of endangered minnows are being trucked to Texas.
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DEXTER, N.M. (October 28, 2009)--Thousands of endangered Rio Grande silvery minnows that were raised at a national hatchery in southeastern New Mexico are being trucked to Texas, where they’ll be released into the Rio Grande near Big Bend National Park as part of a five-year experiment by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that aims to establish a population of minnows in the river's southern reaches.
Surveys show some minnows released at Big Bend last year are still there, so biologist Aimee Roberson says there's hope for the reintroduction effort.
Once abundant, minnow numbers plummeted because of habitat changes and environmental pressures on the Rio Grande.
The fish was listed as endangered in 1994, and the New Mexico hatchery has been raising them for release back into the wild.
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I'm with you Jasper, now does this mean that we have to keep 'all' of the garbage,etc. out of the River??
I fail to see the purpose of wasting tax dollars on this. If it is to keep the eco system in balance why not put the funds and efforts towards a species that thrives.
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