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Podcast: “The Race For The Laurel Dace”

Date Nov 27, 2024
Published in In the Field

Even among other imperiled aquatic species, the Laurel Dace probably gets winces of sympathy. This little fish is the quintessential hard-luck story. In the last ten years, its numbers have dramatically dwindled thanks to a take-your-pick collection of challenges: invasive species, dirt choking its streams, a plague of cyst-causing grubs and (most recently) catastrophic drought.

To say this little fish needs help is a dramatic understatement, but our scientists are doing their level best to keep this plucky survivor around. In this episode, two of these champion biologists join us to discuss our ongoing efforts to save a fish that desperately needs the assist.

Episode cast

  • Casey Phillips, Senior Communications Specialist and Host
  • Dr. Anna George, Vice President of Conservation Science and Education
  • Abbey Holsopple, Recovery Biologist

 

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