The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded today that a petition to list the Colorado River cutthroat trout as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act does not provide substantial biological information to indicate that a listing may be warranted at this time.
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Biodiversity Legal Foundation, Biodiversity Associates, Ancient Forest Rescue, Southwest Trout, Wild Utah Forest Campaign, Colorado Wild, and an individual, Mr. Noah Greenwald, petitioned the Service to list the Colorado River cutthroat trout in its occupied habitat within its known historical range.
While the Colorado River cutthroat trout has declined from historic levels, the most recent biological information and surveys indicate that a significant number of viable, self-sustaining, and well-distributed populations are found throughout its historical range, said Ralph Morgenweck, Director of the Service
