Hundreds of endangered Southern California steelhead trout, rescued from wildfire-damaged Topanga Creek, have been successfully relocated to a stream in Santa Barbara County. The fish faced potential extinction due to heavy sediment and ash from the Palisades Fire threatening their habitat.
California Department of Fish and WildlifeHundreds of endangered fish that were evacuated from Topanga Creek are swimming freely once again.The Southern California steelhead trout were successfully relocated to a Santa Barbara County stream on Monday, according to Kyle Evans, environmental program manager with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The fish survived the Palisades Fire, but they faced localized extinction late last month as rain was about to wash suffocating sediment, heavy materials and ash from burn-scarred Topanga Canyon into their habitat.The trout, 271 of them, were rescued from Topanga Creek. That amounted to more than half of the estimated population in the creek. They were taken to the Fillmore Fish Hatchery.
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