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

[AUS62 at aol_com]

The Devil's Hole pupfish is a fine subject for discussing preservation of 
threatened fish. As everyone knows, even with the efforts to preserve this 
fish a number of unexpected problems have come up to threaten this very 
restricted population with extinction despite all efforts to save them! In 
fact, a few changes as lowering of the water table to expose the shelf of 
algae or exotic fish as bass could finish them off. Surely, someone -- like 
the Desert Pupfish group, knows the people in charge of the springs and could 
initiate some discussion for conservation efforts with hobbyists. How about 
an organized group of the AKA with the KCC program? The bureaucrats gravitate 
to organized groups with some "official" designation and might consider 
releasing a small group of the pupfish for breeding purposes as long as 
documenta-tion is carried out and the people are accountable and report to 
the governmental agency. Wright, please give it some thought and mention to 
the others as the Death Valley group should be going out to clean up some of 
the Death Valley springs soon. I yearn to join the bunch, but have 
encountered conflicts the past few years. Maybe 2003 will be THE year. That 
has a nice ring: Death Valley, here I come! Adios

                                                                 Harry Specht
                                                                 Sarasota, FL
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