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<br />It may go down in Ush'milna.l(<'uwnt history a,
<br />the "F.lh'r P,,"d FiaS('(>,"
<br />La~t Yl"H, th... U,S Fi~h lInd \\'Ildlift. Sl'rvl"",
<br />(USFWS) and tll<' Colorado nivi.~i"n of Wildlife paid
<br />S20,OOO - splil l'v,'nly Iwlw,'{,,, tho: two i1j(endl's ~
<br />tul/aln aerl'li.~t"anllxtKlw pond bl"lidelh..Colura,lu
<br />!liVN lIf'ar (;nond JunrUo" Thl' mOMY was paid to
<br />HI(' fl'mal... OWllt" or the pUlId. Jhmni,' En..., Silo:
<br />!'".liN hadprul~'~t'd!ldlinl:'lh..prnlWrtylo"l.:Jlr"r
<br />I",leral <lulhorilll'S, bUl theptiee was II.." hil(h,!lilid
<br />TQm Nl'slt'r, a DOW nsh billloj(lsl
<br />Tilt' "ae('l>SS h'I'" was pa,d jn order 10 tak.. 10
<br />adult rawrbark sud..n from ilK' pon<1lll l)!lr them
<br />as brood!llork In lheon.,.ollll(rrrllrl lOrl't'ovl'rth..
<br />razorback, oot' of four ..,,,lanl/erN! Colorado IUv...
<br />native rlsh. Thr...."th..rlldlllt rawrharhw.'r..ob-
<br />l<lmrdlrllmthpTlv{'r
<br />Fuur of the ;uJult rawrb;,,'b dl.~l Tht't('nmilllnll
<br />nHIP Wprp ht'1l1 all)()W'~ flpllvllt'-Walsun llaldlPry
<br />Tls~uP sarTllllt'S from thp adull fish wpu' ""nt fur
<br />"lIalysi~ to a llpnl'lk~ Hperl al UCLA, The UCI.'"
<br />scientisl "dptermint'd Ih;,\ th.. adull ulorhads
<br />wert' ('onlaminalt'd with flan'll'ln1<Julh slK'ker Jl,pnt'S
<br />(a common Sllt~'ip,) and Ihen'for<' ~h"uldn't Iw u"",l
<br />in lht' rl'COVt'ry prol(rarn," Nt'slt'rsnid
<br />Rul WWWS wantl'd 11 st'{'ond opinwn. Thpy 1(111 it
<br />from Yt'1 anoth"r KPn"lh's Hpt'rl. who said ht'dl,.
<br />JsrN'd lhitt U,P ra7.orh,,{'k~ w.'ren'l 5uilabJt' for re-
<br />'~ovety work, "He !\aid Ihey ,"iKllt "veil adal>t bellpr
<br />to Ih,'Colorado Kiv,'f and should be u.",1 a~ hfood,
<br />~Iod." said Npsl..r. who Is Colorado's rppn"",nla.
<br />live olllhp blnloltkal suix'ommillt't' of U... t'nd:rTl'
<br />Kl'red./ishren,vt'rYl'roKrmll,
<br />"Thert' ha~n'l hM'n an oHldal dt'{'lsloll y..t. bllt
<br />myund{'ntamHnglslbatlhps"llrp!ltl1lr:"odflsh,"
<br />(l.:ps!Nsaid.lnlil/:hlnfpreviousprnbh'lI,"lIndl'oslly
<br />lia,co., 1I's un(l<-rstandabl" why f.'dpral nlllCla!!
<br />would be r..ludalll to,!"",troy fish, In lhp~ptlnKof
<br />1991, SO"W 5U.UOU YO",,/{, halchprY-~l>awll<~1 ralOr.
<br />hack ~,"'k<'n W"f<' losl wlwn a du~t .I"rm klllx'kffi
<br />oul powl'r al tile llul..r, NM.lpMral hall'ht'ry,
<br />causlnK th.'m losuffocale. Inlhl' fDll of 1991,15
<br />wild, humpba('k.", {'hubs h..ld IIIlhe I)(,.tt'r halch-
<br />Pry werelollt wh,.uth,'y wer..placnl ioa IXJlld with
<br />lldullCuloradosquawhsh TlIP !II11';IWfi~11 aI<' lh.'m
<br />In Mardi 1992, th..n"rll'rl,lcihlv losl12 rawr.
<br />bad. .u('kl'r.. ..i~1I1 "luawlish amt"'iGhl bunytail
<br />chubs wh..n 11 ft'palrman mislak"nly thn'w a ~wit.-h
<br />thai releas.'dt'hlorinal'.,j wah,r Into a hohlinj{ tank.
<br />Th.. ..il(ht bonylails wer.. Ihe la~l OIll'S nlplllf<>d
<br />Irom th,'Colora!!" Hivt'r
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<br />t't,olosl>yTho o..._Pno'
<br />UP FOR REVIEW: West Slope slocklng of fish such 115 llger
<br />muskie, lIbove, aod lImallmouth bliSS, lelt. laces burellucrlltlc tes t.
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<br />Colorado's non-native fish get evil eye
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<br />ISIlOIHlauveadirtywOrrl?
<br />It llI~m~ 10 have become une in lhe minds of
<br />~(Jmewlldhfesl....:lah.l.a"dellVJrOllrnentalad.
<br />vocalt'!!,
<br />In Cil""YOll mls...ed il,therelsa trend now In wl1d-
<br />life and fl~h{'rle" mallagrllwnl toward "('Cosy.tern
<br />manaJi:t'menl" and "bio.dlv..nily" No "lll' seems 10
<br />bt-'able to d..llnp tht'st' l..nns in 100 words or lr".
<br />bUIUlt'aimistomanaj{..agiv..nart'aor~t'gion~
<br />aSlomakt'ilasn..arlynaluralaspossible.ldcalJt l'
<br />ilwouldhavehealthYl'opul>ollonsofallammal.. ,..:
<br />btrdsllnd fish thai are Indigenous. or nalivp, to il. ~,.J
<br />}o'our..ndangl'rt'dhshsp<" '1,.
<br />rlf'llar.. indlgl'no\," to the up' ..
<br />l",rCllll1T;,do River syslpm
<br />inColurad",UtahandWyo,
<br />ming.Th..yar..th('Colnrado
<br />Slluawll~h,Ull' hurnph<ld
<br />rhub. lhe razorb;lck ~u('krr
<br />andlhebonyt;li1l'hub,al1
<br />lnl'Hlbt>1"3olthcrnmnow
<br />lamilYllfltshp~.
<br />Oflirl:.lsolth..U.S. Fish
<br />an\IWildUfps..'rviceare-requirlnllColoradnandthr
<br />olherlwoslatf:'!ltoju.tifylurtht'rstoc'kingufCf'r.
<br />tainnon-nalivt'r:am"'I~hlnornl'arlUlhilatoccu-
<br />pil'd by any of lhe-endang..red spcdt'll. Th..fPderal
<br />fearlslh"lnon.nahyeftshrnlghlpreyonlhepndan.
<br />1l,'n'fispt",il'S.lIS}o'WSUs..slhe-}o:ndangt'rC'dSpt'<:l"s
<br />Act-lht'I"l(islaUv..Blbll'ofbio-dIV"l"llity_a~ils
<br />leverag.. for dcmanding("()lJ[>l'ratlon Irom state au.
<br />Ihorllil'!l.
<br />Aft'deral/stat..r..vie-wprocP<iuretlUltl'Ouldtak..
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<br />BOB
<br />SAIL!
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<br />dange-red rish. Thprhain-ol.t'omrnandebartonlllis
<br />prueP<iurt'haSrllOresqllllrt'llllUlnadillgrarnoflh..
<br />"ent<lgon
<br />Tht'Orelically,thl'statewildlllt'l'Omrnl!l5ion.
<br />wnuldlUlvt'lh..flnalsayinwhelht'rallOO.nallvc
<br />spt'Cips.~hould be stockffi ur not. f1ulllndersome-
<br />rlrrumslaoces,redpulauthorilll'Sl'Ouldchalh'n~e-a
<br />slaledl'..;sion
<br />Whal it amounts 10 Is a llrlndjn~ly .10'1' gamt' of
<br />hlli-..1l.urrllllthbp-/j('otchbt'{ore-some-Don.na!ive
<br />sli'l'iMl:lIuldbestockt'danywlll'reonlht'Wtstern
<br />Slope,And8laleaulhorillpsmuslestitblishllUlt
<br />, ',,' . IhPirplall:Jpost'nuthreallo
<br />squawfbhorth..other..n'
<br />dang..red.pt'<:i....lnolher
<br />worrl.,lilt' non'nativerishIs
<br />I'resllmed llulllyuntil proven
<br />InM<'enL
<br />Mu.l of the fl.h popular
<br />with Colorado angl..rs aren't
<br />nalivetothrstale,indudlnG
<br />rainbow. brown and brook
<br />troul,larg...mouthandsmal1-
<br />moUlh bass and walleYl", As Ihe ~IO('king.r!'V!('w
<br />prlll'edure stands right now,lroul r..uld bestoc~k{'"
<br />without revl..w htxau9P USFWS dOl'so'l view them
<br />asa threat. Butal lea.tone..nvironmenlal/conser,
<br />\'allon group has urlled USFWS luincl"delrolll
<br />sl(l('kinl(lnth(' rpv!ew process, too.
<br />Jun Satlerftpld. a UOW biolo.i:isl who prpparnl a
<br />73-l'ag..analylicalr..porlonDOW'splanloslockli-
<br />ll"rmu~ki('sins..l('('tedWeslernSlopewillers.
<br />thinkslht' pendulum has.wung 100 far in favor "f
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<br />-OUTDOOR CAUNDARI What's coming up
<br />lhat'sot InlereSI to ouldoor enthusiasls.f7D
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<br />marHyinh'rt'St""in~portfi"hing.Sall..tli('ldsaid
<br />"Wt'can'tju.~tabandonthprnC'llrnplelely,"hesald,
<br />rpferrinlllo hce-IL'lal ~ngl('rs.
<br />Sall~rfj..ldf..ar.thr nt'wslockihg.r..vi..w proct"
<br />durpwlllresultinapuod.by.pond.Jak....by.lakedp.
<br />hlal of fulure warm-wal..r, sport.fi~h Introdu('Uons
<br />on theWeslernSlopt',
<br />"The whol.. 0/ the .port-Iishin~ program is made
<br />lip of many small parb," he <aid "I'm alraid w,"re
<br />KOm.i:lo..ndup.i:..llmgnkk..l..damldlmt'dtod('atb
<br />Myhopt',lslbatw..Wlllrindawaylolak..careol
<br />endansered spt'Clt's and hDve a warm.wal..rli.hlng
<br />proJi:ram.too."SIlIlt'rfield,whonorlllallywouldb..
<br />supt'rvising,lockinj(plan~lormelro--lIrrawal{'N1.
<br />spt'ntmonlhlconthpmusklp-rl'portproj''Cl,f:ddi'"
<br />Kochman, slat.. aquatic mana!:"r lor OOW, has
<br />bt'{'ndl'VollnIt601070pel"1'{'nloflllstirn~lomal.
<br />teu pt"rlainins to endangered ~1){'Cit'S. Thus, only 30
<br />to 40 percl'nl of it Is being .'I...nt on spurt.flshlng l~.
<br />su..sunn'latffltoendan.i:ptedspecies,
<br />Meahwhlle, slockingof an warm-walrr, nun.n...
<br />live spt'CI{'llon lbe W...lern Slope ha. ground toa
<br />balt.
<br />fo:nvlronmental advocalrssuch as Ih..Slerra Club
<br />arewat{'hinr:lllisstHl.devel"plngrolllr"v{,TllywJth
<br />intenseint..resI.Thl'St'folh,whoadorinltlYf'm_
<br />braretht'bio-div..nitYl'Onr..pl,apP"arpoisl,<llo
<br />filelal....u'lsagainslfi..h..ryulfirialsiflh....nviron.
<br />menlalislsdl'emany.lu<'kinltplanslobeapul('n.
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