The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its draft recovery plan for the endangered peppered chub, a fish species native to prairie rivers in the Southwest.
The plan’s goal is to support multiple species populations into the foreseeable future. Threats to the fish include declines to its habitat such as river fragmentation and alterations from water diversions and impoundments, according to USFWS.
“Specific recovery plan objectives include implementing a monitoring program, preventing habitat degradation, improving habitat quality, and reintroducing the chub to two historically occupied river segments,” the agency said. To view the recovery plan and submit comment by Sept. 19, visit ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/532.
