Conservation Editor for Fly Rod & Reel
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Recovery: Gila Topminnow, a Desert Native Gets a Second Chance
Once the Gila Basin’s dominant fish, the Gila topminnow has faced hard times from invasive species and water quality issues. But the future is now much brighter, Ted Williams reports.
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Recovery: Saving Loons from Lead Fishing Tackle
Loons face many hazards. Here’s one we can easily address: lead fishing tackle.
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Recovery: Humpback Chubs, New Values and New Hope for Endangered Native Fish
Once fisheries managers advocated that anglers squeeze and kill any native humpback chub they caught. But attitudes, they are a changing.
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Recovery: Saving the “Rat” That Isn’t
To know the Key Largo woodrat is to love it – and to want to protect it. But invasive predators pose the biggest threat.
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Recovery: America’s Dwarf Fox Gets a Second Chance
Last week, three subspecies of the Channel Islands fox were delisted – the fastest mammal recovery under the Endangered Species Act. Ted Williams has the most in-depth coverage of this conservation milestone.
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Recovery: The Great Teddy Bear Rescue
The Louisiana black bear is the original Teddy Bear. It’s also an example of how an “endangered species train wreck” can turn into a conservation success.
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Recovery: Saving Grayling With a Carrot and Stick
The stunning native fish known as grayling has struggled in Montana. But a juggernaut of agencies, conservation organizations and ranchers is making a difference.
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Recovery: Saving American Burying Beetles, Nature’s Undertakers
American burying beetles once took care of carrion over broad regions of North America. But their numbers have dwindled. What’s going on? And can we save them?
