Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Wyoming. Ap a decades long effort to restore the colorado river cutthroat trout to the upper reaches of hermosa creek has been completed resulting in the largest continuous stretch of. Numbers of colorado river cutthroats were reduced through hybridization and competition with introduced non native trout like the brook trout and rainbow trout.
The colorado river cutthroat historically occupied most cool water habitats of the colorado river watersheds in colorado southern wyoming eastern utah extreme northwestern new mexico and northeastern arizona. In the past this subspecies was found throughout portions of the colorado river drainage in wyoming colorado utah arizona and new mexico however today scientists believe this fish occupies 13 of its historic range range wide status of colorado river cutthroat trout oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus. Protecting streamflows in headwater streams like rock creek and trail ridge creek will help conserve the remaining wyoming populations of this species lobb said.
Protecting streamflows in headwater streams like rock creek and trail ridge creek will help conserve the remaining wyoming populations of this species lobb said.
Two stream segments of crucial native trout habitat are proposed for streamflow protection in wyoming. Numbers of colorado river cutthroats were reduced through hybridization and competition with introduced non native trout like the brook trout and rainbow trout. The water rights are important to maintaining populations of colorado river cutthroat trout in their native range. Habitat changes and non native species have restricted colorado river cutthroat trout to about 13 of its native range in wyoming.
