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The Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) is a species of salmonid, related to the rainbow trout, native to the Southwest United States. Prior to 2006 the Gila trout was federally listed as endangered .
The Mora National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center is one of seven federal fish hatchery technology centers in the United States.Located in Mora County, New Mexico, on State Route 434 (milepost 1.5), [1] it is mainly involved in the restoration and recovery of the threatened Gila trout, a fish found only in the upper headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico and Arizona.
The state is mostly drained by the Colorado River and its tributary, with the main tributaries being the Gila River, the basin of the Little Colorado River, [3] For thousands of years, Arizona's native fishes have adapted to life in habitats ranging from small springs to the raging torrents of the Colorado River.
Sep. 25—At age 69, Jim Brooks is still traversing the Gila Wilderness with his pack mules and a purpose. Though he retired from a long career as a fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivers remarks at Gila Crossing Community School in Gila River Indian Community, Arizona on Oct. 25, 2024. ... The trout is the first sport fish and the first ...
Gila is home to namesake wildlife that includes the Gila monster, Gila trout, Gila topminnow, several members of the Gila (western chub) genus, and the Gila woodpecker. [4] [5] Other notable species include black bear, bald eagle, cougar, Coyote, spotted owl, elk, white-tailed deer, osprey, peregrine falcon, bobcat, collared peccary, Gray fox, white-nosed coati, racoon, mule deer, wild turkey ...
Reptiles such as the Arizona coral snake and Gila monster are rarely present; [16] common snakes include the black-tailed rattlesnake, rock rattlesnake, and Sonora mountain kingsnake. Brown trout, rainbow trout, catfish and bass are found in rivers and streams. [2] The threatened Gila trout is present in Iron
Two people are in police custody after a shooting left a rookie police officer and a bystander dead during a dance at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona, early Saturday, authorities said.