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A Tiny, ‘Endangered’ Fish Delayed a Dam’s Construction in the 1970s. Now, Scientists Say the Snail Darter Isn’t So Rare After All
A lawsuit to protect the snail darter from the Tellico Dam in Tennessee offered the first real test of the 1973 Endangered ...
The Endangered Fish That Halted a Major Dam Was Never Endangered After All
The two-inch snail darter became a symbol for regulatory overreach in the 1970s. New research suggests the fish was not an endangered species — or even a species.
Snail darter revisited: Famous fish that halted a dam's construction is not endangered after all
A team of ecologists, evolutionary biologists and resource managers affiliated with several institutions across the U.S. has ...
This odd fish halted construction of a massive dam in 1973. Turns out, it isn’t real | Opinion
The snail darter is not a thing. It was just a common perch, say scientists. Fraud or bad science? From David Mastio: ...
This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction
Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is ...
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Snail Darter Swims Off Endangered List
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today removed the snail darter from the endangered species list because the fish has recovered. Thanks to collaborative conservation efforts since it was ...
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This odd fish halted construction of a massive dam in 1973. Turns out, it isn’t real | Opinion
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