This is great news for
West Virginia, it’s people, mountains, and streams. The diamond darter, which
was once found in the Ohio and several other river and streams in the East, has
been declared as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Folks have thought of the diamond darter as extinct until it was found to be extant in the Elk River in West Virginia. Of course the mining companies petitioned to keep the fish from being listed, but now that the fish is protected, it may help protect its watershed, which makes a large swath across the state of West Virginia, from the most egregious mining practices.
Folks have thought of the diamond darter as extinct until it was found to be extant in the Elk River in West Virginia. Of course the mining companies petitioned to keep the fish from being listed, but now that the fish is protected, it may help protect its watershed, which makes a large swath across the state of West Virginia, from the most egregious mining practices.
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