Silvery minnows return to Texas
Bender M. 2009. Silvery minnows return to Texas. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin. 34(1):10-12
One of America’s most critically endangered species, the Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus), began to face a brighter future on December 17, 2008, with the release of more than 430,000 hatchery-raised fish into former habitat in the Big Bend region of west Texas (Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to release additional fish there over the next four years to establish an experimental, self-sustaining wild population in the lower Rio Grande.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bender, Mike
- Units
- BIBE
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Fish, Hybognathus amarus, Reintroduction, Silvery Minnow, Threatened-Endangered-Sensitive Animals