"U.S. Floats Conservation Measures for Imperiled Bull Trout"

"SALMON, Idaho -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed on Tuesday actions needed to support imperiled bull trout, an iconic native fish that is still found in pristine, cold-water streams and some lakes in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

The proposed measures, which will stay open for public comment until July 20, divide threatened bull trout in the mainland United States into six areas targeted for recovery and seek to tailor conservation efforts to the specific challenges facing fish in waters from east central Idaho to southern Oregon.

The overall range of bull trout is thought to have decreased by as much as 60 percent when it was added in 1998 to the federal endangered and threatened species list, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service."

Laura Zuckerman reports for Reuters June 2, 2015.