Stories Related to Agency Proposes Rare Fish Be Taken Off Endangered List

SALEM, Ore.  — A tiny fish found only in remote waters in southern Oregon has been recommended to be removed from the federal endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed that the Foskett speckled dace be delisted after more than a decade of work to restore the species’ habitat, the Capital Press reported . The rare fish is a member of the minnow family and grows to 2 to 4 inches long.

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