There is Good News!

In a small stream on the east slope of the La Sal Mountains in Utah (near Moab), fisheries biologists and wildlife managers have found a small population of Greenback Cutthroat Trout.  Long considered extinct in Utah and parts of Colorado, this is certainly good news.

Nature is truly amazing.  While there still are disputes over the existence of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker in the southern United States (another long considered extinct charismatic megafauna), the idea of a breeding pair living in the swamps of Arkansas is almost magical.  Nature truly is resilient.

These days, this kind of news is wonderful.  To think there are fish enjoying a cool mountain stream high in the La Sals simply refreshes the soul.