Roundtail chub moved in effort to bolster species

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Nov 2, 2009 at 7:06 AM MST

Story Updated: Nov 2, 2009 at 7:06 AM MST

PINEDALE, WYOMING - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has redistributed some roundtail chub from one western Wyoming lake to another as part of an effort to bolster the population of the native fish.

Pinedale fish biologist Pete Cavalli says he's monitoring the health of the roughly 200 roundtail chub that were moved from Little Halfmoon Lake to Scab Lake in August.

The roundtail chub is a large member of the minnow family that grows to about a foot long. It's found mostly in warm water streams of the Colorado River Basin.

In 2003, the roundtail chub was considered for endangered species protections in the Colorado River drainage below Glen Canyon Dam.

Wyoming is a participant in a conservation plan with Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah to work on restoring the fish's population.

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