Tiny Oregon fish nearly disappeared after habitat loss, then conservation efforts restored its wetlands, helping its population grow to more than 140,000 and making it the first fish in US history to leave the endangered list
A tiny freshwater fish found only in Oregon quietly made conservation history after decades of being pushed to the brink of extinction. The Oregon chub, a species once reduced to fewer than 1,000 individuals across just eight known populations, was threatened by wetland destruction, river engineering and invasive fish. Many believed its future was bleak….
