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Yellowstone Lake Invaders: Boots on the ground

Taking a look at the work done by the National Fish Conservation Program

YELLOWSTONE -In 1994 it was discovered that nonnative, predatory lake trout had made their way into Yellowstone Lake and as a result began to wreak havoc on the population numbers of the lake's native species, the Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

Since the discovery efforts have been underway to restore the cutthroat as the dominant species of Yellowstone Lake many have stepped up and answered the cal...