Meet the Latest Endangered Species Act Success Story
The Borax Lake chub, a 2-inch fish found only in southeast Oregon's Borax Lake, has made a full recovery and no longer needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act.
Before receiving protection in 1980, the chub was threatened by the development-driven loss of freshwater streams that flow into its lake. More than 300 acres of habitat, including the lake itself, were permanently protected, and the ponds and natural marshes next to the lake were reestablished.
"The odds were stacked against this tiny little fish, but thanks to the Endangered Species Act, the Borax Lake chub escaped extinction," said the Center's Stephanie Kurose.
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