Plus, a new $90 million conservation plan aims to help recover populations of the threatened Arkansas River shiner. On its website, the Water Forum stressed that habitat enhancement projects work.

Other listed species in desperate need of help include the loach minnow, Gila chub, Huachuca water umbel, Arkansas River shiner, woundfin, Yaqui catfish, bonytail chub, narrow-headed gartersnake, ...