The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have to decide soon whether or not two species with a presence in New Mexico merit endangered status. Following a court order from the U.S. District Court for ...
Stream channelization, dam construction, and impoundments change the water flow, temperature, and quality to which the Topeka shiner is specifically adapted. Dams also prevent shiners from migrating ...
They’re two conservation groups, now suing the federal government over what advocates call delayed protections for the Rio Grande Shiner fish and the Clover’s Cactus found in northwest New Mexico.