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The current status of these native fishes of the American <br />Southwest can be attributed directly to man's activities (Jensen <br />__ in Rinne et al. in press). Recovery of these unique fishes now <br />requires well planned and determined human action. Protection, <br />habitat preservation and management, research, captive <br />propagation, reintroduction, and public education are all <br />essential components of the recovery program. With no evident <br />recruitment to declining razorback sucker-and bonytail <br />populations, the long life spans of these species are obviously <br />all that have saved them from extinction to this date. Many other <br />species persist precariously in limited habitats. Hopefully, the <br />described recovery efforts will not only preserve and perpetuate <br />these species, but will lead to downlisting or delisting through <br />establishment of expanded or additional self-sustaining <br />populations. <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br />I express appreciation to the entire staff at Dexter NFH (Roger <br />Hamman, Troy Winham, Jim Brooks, Joe Owens, Felipe Sosa and Sharon <br />Coats) for their dedicated efforts in helping carry out this <br />important program; the consistent team approach has made the <br />accomplishments of this program both possible and satisfying. <br />Sharon Coats ably prepared this manuscript. The Arizona Game and <br />Fish Department is to be commended for its leadership in carrying <br />out recovery efforts for the State's endangered native fishery <br />resources. <br />LITERATURE CITED <br />Brooks, J.E. 1985. Annual reintroduction and monitoring report <br />for razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in the Gila River <br />basin, Arizona, 1985. Annual report submitted to the Offices <br />of Endangered Species and Fishery Resources, USFWS, <br />Albuquerque, NM. <br />Brooks, J.E. and P.C. Marsh. 1985. Dispersal and predation of <br />fingerling razorback sucker in the Gila River, Greenlee <br />County, Arizona. Presented at the 19$5 Joint Annual Meeting <br />of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries <br />Society. (abstract). <br />Brooks, J.E., P.C. Marsh, and W.L. Hinckley. In prep. <br />Reintroduction, dispersal, and monitoring of hatchery-reared <br />razorback sucker in central Arizona streams. <br />Buth, D.G. and R.W. Murphy. 1984. Genetic characteristics of the <br />-45- <br />