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Santa Ana sucker fish may get more protection

Posted by: Maven on December 9, 2009 at 6:09 am

From Riverside’s Press-Enterprise:

“Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday proposed new habitat protections for a rare fish along its namesake Santa Ana River, which could make it tougher for Inland water providers to tap the river.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as part of a lawsuit settlement with environmental groups, is examining 9,605 acres of river and creek terrain in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties for designation as critical habitat for the Santa Ana sucker, a fish threatened with extinction.

Nearly 6,500 of the proposed acres are along the Santa Ana River and its tributaries from Anaheim to the San Bernardino Mountains.

Water supply concerns played into a 2005 decision by the Bush administration not to protect 12,824 acres of habitat on or near the Santa Ana River and its tributaries. … “

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December 9, 2009 · Filed Under Wildlife & Endangered Species

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