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Article: REGIONAL NEWS & RECOVERY UPDATES.
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 1, 1998
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Regional endangered species staffers have reported the following news:
Region 1
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) In April, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) biologist Rick Vetter worked with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), a private landowner, and volunteers in the Alvord Desert region to retrieve 3,000 Lahontan cutthroat trout. Due to a fish screen failure, the trout had escaped from suitable habitat at Mann Lake into 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) of irrigation ditch and an adjacent creek. Biologists used electroshocking equipment to stun the fish for capture and transport back to Mann Lake. The FWS is working with ...