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An 'Endangered' Fish That Delayed a Dam's Construction for 6 Years Was Never Actually in Danger, Find Scientists
The river fish, Snail Darter's pivotal story has now gotten a new chapter with a study claiming that it was never in danger of becoming extinct. Conservationists are usually very happy when a ...
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Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Snail Darter’s Taxonomic Status
WASHINGTON— In January 2025 a paper published in Current Biology (Ghezelayagh et al. 2025) explained that genetic analysis demonstrated that snail darters (Percina tanasi) represented a population of ...
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Snail Darter Swims Off Endangered List
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today removed the snail darter from the endangered species list because the fish has recovered. Thanks to collaborative conservation efforts since it was ...