Article: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK PROPOSES TO RESTORE NATIVE WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT IN EAST FORK SPECIMEN CREEK WATERSHED

The National Park Service's Yellowstone National Park issued the following press release: Yellowstone National Park is proposing to restore native westslope cutthroat trout in the East Fork Specimen Creek watershed located in the northwest corner of the park.

Yellowstone cutthroat trout were planted in High Lake at the headwaters of Specimen Creek in 1937. The population moved downstream from the historically fishless lake and hybridized with westslope cutthroat trout, contributing to their loss of genetic integrity.

This restoration project is currently available for public comment and review. It includes a proposal to remove all non-native and hybridized trout within the East Fork ...

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