Thursday, August 21, 2014

Reaction mixed to no protection for Arctic grayling

While people are applauding the decision not to list Arctic grayling as an endangered species, others have resolved to sue for a different outcome. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that its protection of the fish with its sail-like dorsal fin isn’t warranted given years of conservation efforts by private landowners and federal and state wildlife agencies. For the ranching families along the Big Hole River and a grayling biologist, the news comes as affirmation of their efforts — monitoring water flows and temperature, replacing head gates, planting willows to improve riparian areas, asking ranchers to voluntarily decrease water usage and using wells instead of diverting water from the river. For others, it’s bad news for a species on the brink, a story of ranching versus fish...more

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