[env-trinity] Endangered Delta Smelt May Be Extinct

[Tom Stokely]

Capital Public Radio
Endangered Delta Smelt May Be Extinct
 Amy Quinton 
"Prepare for the extinction of the Delta Smelt in the wild," UC Davis fish biologist Peter Moyle told a group of scientists with the Delta Stewardship Council.
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2015/03/16/endangered-delta-smelt-may-be-extinct/

"We are unable to determine with certainty which threats or combinations of threats are directly responsible for the decrease in delta smelt abundance. However, the apparent low abundance of delta smelt in concert with ongoing threats throughout its range indicates that the delta smelt is now in danger of extinction throughout its range."

from: http://www.fws.gov/sfbaydelta/species/delta_smelt.cfm
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