In the cool, clear waters flowing down Walden Ridge, a fish no bigger than your pinky holds a story of survival, science, and community spirit. The laurel dace, a brightly colored minnow found nowhere ...
A small fish found only in the Southern Nevada desert got a big boost this week. And it’s one that scientists hope signals a turning point for the longtime endangered Moapa dace, a finger-length fish ...
BEATTY, Nev.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act for the Oasis Valley speckled ...
Few things trigger louder or more distressing alarm bells among freshwater biologists than watching a waterway dry up during a severe, prolonged drought. That’s especially true when the disappearing ...
LOS ANGELES— In response to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the Long Valley speckled dace under the Endangered Species ...
The Moapa dace is a four-inch fish that lives exclusively in groundwater-fed springs in the Muddy River area northeast of Las Vegas. (National Park Service via Courthouse News) (CN) — The U.S. Fish ...
The Tennessee Aquarium and its partners have released more than 200 endangered laurel dace back into the wild following recent wetter weather. This past summer, drought had reduced the streams laurel ...
A conservation group is seeking federal protections for a rare Nevada fish whose habitat is confined to a few groundwater-fed springs in the driest state in the union. On Tuesday, the Center for ...