Natural History Wanderings

The Clarion Ledger reports

Threatened pearl darter fish, which haven’t lived in the Pearl River system for 50 years, are released in the Strong River, a tributary of the Pearl River, in Pinola, Miss., Monday, July 31, 2023. Wildlife experts say a number of pollution and habitat problems likely contributed to the disappearance of the fish known as the pearl darter from the Pearl River system.

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