A Rare Olive-Colored Fish in Nevada Nears a Key Step Toward Endangered Species Listing

A rare olive-colored fish in Nevada nears a key step toward endangered species listing - The Nevada Independent

By Rio Yamat, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials want to extend federal protections to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence" because of rapid groundwater pumping in a remote region experiencing extreme drought conditions. A proposal to list the Fish Lake Valley tui chub as an endangered species was issued Wednesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, kicking off a 60-day public …

A rare olive-colored fish in Nevada nears a key step toward endangered species listing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials want to extend federal protections to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence” because of rapid groundwater pumping in a remote region experiencing extreme drought conditions. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal to list the Fish Lake Valley tui chub as an endangered species is expected to publish Wednesday on the Federal Register, kicking off a 60-day publi…

Rare Nevada fish in dwindling spring could get Endangered Species Act tag

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed protecting a rare fish found near the Nevada-California border, where groundwater levels have dropped as alfalfa farming thrives. "The Fish Lake Valley tui chub is barely clinging to existence," according to Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director at the Center for Biological Diversity. A petition and litigation by the conservation group could help save the fish after years…

Rare Nevada fish 'staring down the barrel of extinction' could earn endangered species protections

An olive-colored minnow only found in southwestern Nevada is one step closer to life-saving federal protection after years of advocacy.The Fish Lake Valley Tui Chub, which gets its name from its threatened habitat in Esmeralda County, Nevada, is an olive-brass fish only found in a single spring and a pond outside its native range, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) says the fish species' …

Nevada fish is the first species slated for protection in new Trump term

A lithium mine could contribute to the extinction of a fish species in southwestern Nevada, the federal government acknowledged on May 20 in a document recommending its protection.