9395

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9395
• Author: Vaske, J. J., M. P. Donnelly and M. Lyon.
• Title: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes Toward the Endangered Fish of the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1995.
• USFW - Doc Type: 20,
• Copyright Material: NO

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Endangered Fish Survey

7

When asked if they could name the four endangered fish species without being prompted,
about a third or less were able to name any of the fish (Figure 6), Thirty-six percent identified
the Colorado squawfish, about a fifth mentioned the humpback chub, and less than 15% named
either the razorback sucker or bonytail chub,

Figure 6. Listed endangered fish unprompted

% Correct

1 00010

80%

60%

36%

40%

9%

20%

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0%

Colorado
Squawfish

Razorback Humpback Bonytail
Sucker Chub Chub

Consistent with the previous findings, the elected officials were most likely to list the four
endangered fish, followed by the anglers, and the environmental group members (Figure 7),
The general public was again least able to specify the names of the four fish,

Figure 7. Listed endangered fish unprompted by group

100%

% Correct

DElected Officials lllGeneral Public
DAnglers -Environmental Groups

75%

52%

50%

25%

0%

Colorado
Squawfish

Razorback Humpback
Sucker Chub

Bonytail
Chub