Rare Utah Fish Shows Signs of Recovery
Published on July 02, 2009 at 05:30PM
(SALT LAKE CITY)—Wildlife officials say an endangered Utah fish is showing signs of recovery. The June sucker, which only lives in Utah Lake and its tributaries, made its first appearance this year at a restored creek near Springville. Crews spent $1.3 million fixing up Hobble Creek last year, so it could host the rare fish, named after the June spawning run. Mike Mills, a local coordinator for the June sucker recovery program, says about 100 of the fish used the creek in May and June, a pleasant surprise for wildlife managers. The June sucker was listed as an endangered species in 1986.