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Article: COLORADO RIVER CUTTHROAT TROUT WILL NOT BE LISTED UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 13, 2007
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The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued the following press release:
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that listing the Colorado River cutthroat trout, found in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act is not warranted at this time.
The Service found no evidence of major declines in the overall distribution or abundance of Colorado River cutthroat trout over the last several decades and there is evidence of a substantial increase in the number of known populations. The Service will continue to monitor the status of the trout and support ongoing conservation activities.
In making this ...