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First fish taken off endangered species list

Feb 05, 2014, 12:28 PM EST
A dead fish floats in the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay on January 21, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The Oregon Chub has successfully made it off the endangered species list, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The fish is a small minnow native to Oregon's Willamette Valley, and had been placed on the endangered species list in 1993.

Background:

The Oregon Chub Is The First Fish Ever Taken Off The Endangered Species List [ABC]

Oregon chub is the first fish saved by Endangered Species Act [TheVerge]

First Fish Successfully removed from US endangered species list [USA Today]

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