Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Rio Grande silvery minnow is one of the most endangered fish in North America, according to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). They were classified as endangered in the U.S. in 1994, and now are found in less than 5 percent of their natural habitat in the Rio Grande. Historically, the minnow was found from Española, New Mexico ...
Bureau of Reclamation, called Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys[a] in its earlier phases, was a case launched in 1999 by a group of environmentalists against the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
Its members are collectively known as the silvery minnows. Hybognathus are pelagophils that are native to North America. The populations of such pelagophils, including species of Hybognathus, continue to decrease in their natural habitats. Species. Hybognathus amarus (Girard, 1856) (Rio Grande silvery minnow)
Water managers and fish biologists at the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and the Bureau of Reclamation say they're working to mitigate the effects on the endangered silvery minnow — a ...
For the first time in four decades, the Rio Grande went dry in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week. Miles of habitat for many endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow — a shimmery, pinky-sized native ...
The Rio Grande silvery minnow was listed as endangered in 1994 as its numbers dwindled to only 7 percent of its historic range. Skip to main content. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726 ...
The Middle Rio Grande Project manages water in the Albuquerque Basin of New Mexico, United States.It includes major upgrades and extensions to the irrigation facilities built by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and modifications to the channel of the Rio Grande to control sedimentation and flooding.
Río Grande is Spanish for "Big River" and Río Grande del Norte means "Big River of the North". In English, Rio Grande is pronounced either / ˈriːoʊˈɡrænd / or / ˈriːoʊˈɡrɑːndeɪ /. In Mexico, it is known as Río Bravo or Río Bravo del Norte, bravo meaning (among other things) "furious", "agitated" or "wild".