Amid Mexico’s Day of the Dead, a fish declared extinct comes back to life 
By Liz Kimbrough MX Source: mongabay 11/8/2022
Liz Kimbrough
Credit: Enrique Ramírez.
Amid Mexico’s Day of the Dead festivities, a community released thousands of golden skiffia fish back into the species’ native range in the Teuchitlán River in Jalisco state.
The fish, declared extinct in the wild in 1996, were part of a captive-breeding program and nearly 10 years of restoration work to restore their habitat and remove some of the threats that would prevent successful reintroduction.
 

Freshwater fish are the most threatened group of vertebrates on Earth, with scientists estimating that one out of three is threatened with extinction.
This golden skiffia reintroduction is part of the Fish Ark Mexico project, which works to conserve highly threatened species of freshwater fish in Central Mexico, including 39 species of splitfins, from the family Goodeidae.

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
2101В Волго-Ахтубинской пойме перед ледоставомОхотники.ру2022-12-27RU
2102She breaks records hunting underwater ‘ghosts’ — with a spear almost as big as she isla times2022-12-20US
2103Top fisherman catches 7000 fish, wins $70K in conservation reward programkpic2022-12-19US
2104How one diver hand feeds fish at Jackson’s natural science museummississippi today2022-12-23US
2105Founder of 'erotic carp calendar' reveals what happens to fish after racy photoshootdailystar2022-12-23UK
2106Tropical fish farmers bracing for any impacts from cold temperaturesFOX 13 News2022-12-23US
2107Northern Sask. fishers triple harvest of once undervalued fish now prized for caviarCBC News2022-12-19CA
2108Why do otters in S’pore prey on koi fish but not eat them?mothership2022-12-20US
2109Scary fish with ‘dentures’ attacks diver’s leg, leaves him shrieking in painnypost2022-12-20EG
2110Kvidul secures permit for land-based salmon and smolt farmThe Fish Site2022-12-30NO
2111Первый снег, но не первый ледОхотники.ру2022-12-25RU
2112Last weeks power cut wipes out pet shops tropical fishshetnews2022-12-22UK
2113Heres why you shouldnt give someone a betta fish as a gift this holiday seasonclickon detroit2022-12-22US
2114Conservationists call for end of the use of nets, electrofishing in dolphin conservation areakhmertimeskh2022-12-22VN
2115Toxic algae that is killing fish in Florida can have dire affects for humans and animalsDailymail.Com2022-12-24UK
2116Could fish be making the mystery sound heard around South Tampa?FOX 13 News2022-12-21US
2117Fisherman survives two days in Atlantic Ocean after falling overboard on Christmas Day9news2022-12-29BR
2118Chile farms hit by new algal attackfishfarmermagazine2022-01-13CH
2119Chiles mysterious fish death phenomenon is perplexing scientistseuronews2022-02-22CH
2120Argentina, the next battleground for illegal fishingchinadialogueocean2018-03-05AR
2121Akihito turns 89, enjoys peaceful life with Michiko, researching fishasahi2022-12-23JP
2122Preparations for ice fishing village underway in Lockport, Manmsn2023-01-01CA
2123Meet a rainbow fish and other new species discovered in 2022CTV News2023-01-01CA
2124American Angler (Possibly) Breaks Canadian Smallmouth Bass Recordfishncanada2022-11-10US
2125Northern Pike Attacks Huskyfishncanada2022-11-10CA

215 216 217 84 of [218 - pages.]