TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s that time of year when an endangered fish embarks on an expedition trekking all the way down to the Rio Grande Gorge. Every year since 2008, a group of good Samaritans ...

Every year since 2008, a group of good Samaritans and local agencies carry bags of Rio Grande cutthroat trout fingerlings and travel to steep sections of the gorge to be released back into the river.

“If you’d asked me my favorite fish when I was 5 years old, I would’ve said Rio Grande cutthroat trout.” But Vigil’s beloved fish has fallen on hard times.

A Rio Grande cutthroat trout rescued from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire on June 9, 2022, near Holman, New Mexico. New Mexico Department of Game & Fish/AP ...

Caitlin Ruhl and her 4-year-old son Roberto, from Santa Fe, deliver a large Rio Grande cutthroat trout to its new home in the Rio Costilla on Saturday.

The completion of a restoration project to bring the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout back to the waters of northern New Mexico was a cause for celebration Saturday.Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales ...

In its 2008 report, the FWS stated, "we find that listing of Rio Grande cutthroat trout as threatened or endangered is warranted." However, FWS declined to grant the request at that time, ...

Dec. 28—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has once again declined to list the Rio Grande cutthroat trout as an endangered species, disappointing a conservation group that has been pushing for ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has identified a new home for a native fish. Officials recently announced work would begin late this month to prepare Rito Hondo Reservoir for Rio Grande cutthroat trout.

A reservoir in Colorado is undergoing a restoration project that’ll bring native Rio Grande cutthroat trout back, but all other fish will be killed. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced ...

“The Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Conservation Team consists of state agencies in New Mexico and Colorado, as well as Federal agencies, Tribes, and nongovernmental organizations,” according to a ...