Re: "Extinct" pupfish (longish)-even longer

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

David Lains wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Which is unfortunately a very low number even for this fish.  Their
> population is down more than 1/2 from the early 90's and their appears to be
> a trend in dropping water levels that seems to be on a aquifer wide scale.
> This aquifer covers the bottom 1/3 of Nevada so it is virtually impossible
> to stop the dropping levels.  Their spawning shelf may still have water for
> decades but contraries are doubtful...
> 


It is widely known among fish nuts that Las Vegas sucks, big time! :-)

Devil's Hole was temporarily saved by a combination of factors, the main one 
being not so much congress, as it was Bob Love and his activation of Nature 
Conservatory to buy out some of the ranchers pumping down the local water 
table, I'm told. The ESP and the courts made better press, but were way, way 
too slow to be effective in time.

NC just has no way to compete with the housing boom around Las Vegas, and 
the resulting insatiable demand for golf courses and swimming pools.

Somehow I have more sympathy with third-world farmers damaging habitat to 
barely survive than with the same thing happening for casual entertainment 
purposes, right here.

Wright

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