Poisoning a Sierra stream to save the world's rarest trout
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 00:30
in Earth & Climate
Officials pour poison into Silver King Creek, killing nonnative trout species, in order to make a home for the Paiute cutthroat trout.WALKER, Calif. — State fisheries biologist Dave Lentz poured poison into a remote High Sierra stream and watched quietly as every rainbow and golden trout in the water turned belly up.