Iowa is one of three states that do not have an official state fish. A northwest Iowa legislator’s proposal could change that. State Representative John Wills of Spirit Lake said the nomination came ...

The candy darter has been on the endangered species list since 2018. The brightly colored fish lives in the watershed of the New, Gauley and Greenbrier rivers. It is usually found in fast, clear water ...

GREENBRIER — At the end of a winding gravel drive, in the valley of two wooded hills here, is a small stream. As David Peterson tramps through the dried leaves along the streambank, he points out the ...

“Brilliantly” colored fish caught in streams in Alabama have been identified as two new species — but they’re at the “highest risk of extinction,” researchers said. The new fish, the Gurley darter and ...

Native to the streams in the Collins River watershed on the Barrens Plateau, which runs through Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, and ...

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WASHINGTON— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed today to again consider Endangered Species Act protections for the bridled darter.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) - Iowa lawmakers are looking to make the Iowa darter the official state fish as legislation was introduced this week at the Iowa House. The darter is the only fish that is ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list a fish exclusively found in Middle Tennessee to the endangered species list. The Barrens darter is about a ...