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The California golden trout has been the official freshwater state fish of California since 1947. They are closely related to 2 rainbow trout subspecies. These fish face the threats of hybridization and introgression which can cause genetic pollution due to interbreeding with other trout species. This has caused such a […]

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The eastern wolf, aka Algonquin wolf, timber wolf, or eastern timber wolf, is native to the Great Lakes region of the United States and southeastern Canada. They are thought of as either a subspecies of the grey wolf or red wolf and/or a separate species altogether. They face the threats […]

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The northern spotted owl prefers to live in old growth evergreen forests and hails from British Columbia down to Mexico. Northern spotted owls are 1 of 3 known subspecies of spotted owls. The other 2 are the California spotted owl and the Mexican spotted owl. Spotted owls typically reside in […]

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