PORTLAND, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Endangered Species Act protections have successfully recovered the Oregon chub, a silvery speckled minnow found only in Oregonâs Willamette Valley. The fish earned protection in 1993 after its populations plummeted due to development of its wetland habitat and predation by introduced sports fish. Federal protection, including protection of some of its most important habitat, allowed the chubâs population to rebound from fewer than 1,000 fish in 1993 to more than 160,000 individuals today.
