The greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado’s state fish, was declared extinct over 50 years ago. But last week officials found the first confirmation that the trout are once again reproducing in the wild.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife discovered that the trout are naturally reproducing in Herman Gulch in Summit County, according to a news release. The discovery serves as evidence that the department’s intensive reintroduction program has succeeded in bringing the fish back from the brink of extinction. The species was thought to be extinct in 1937 due to pollution from mining, fishing and competition for resources with other trout, according to the news release.
There are other captive-born fledgling populations in several other basin streams, but they aren’t old enough to reproduce. Colorado Governor Jared Polis lauded the discovery as a conservation win. “While we will continue to stock greenback trout from our hatcheries, the fact that they are now successfully reproducing in the wild is exciting for the future of this species,” he said in the release.
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