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6 days ago

As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point

Devils Hole pupfish population recovered from 20 to 77 fish after captive-bred specimens were released, but genetic data was not collected due to federal uncertainty, preventing scientists from tracking the introduced fish's contribution to future generations.
California
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Humboldt County Might See Its First Condor Chick Hatched In the Wild In a Century

California condors released in 2022 appear to be nesting with an egg in Northern California, marking the first wild condor nest in the region in approximately 100 years.
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