NPR News5/7/2026GeneralUnited States
As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point
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The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted to only 20 individuals. Officials then took an irrevocable step.
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