Feds Say no protection for Northern Leatherside Chub

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that the northern leatherside chub does not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.  It made its finding after a review prompted by a petition from Forest Guardians. The northern leatherside chub is a small desert fish in the minnow family that occurs in northern Utah and Nevada, southern and eastern Idaho, and western Wyoming. Current populations are found in the Bear, Snake, and Green River drainages. Its common name comes from the leathery appearance created by small scales on a trim, tapering body.