The world and Devils Hole Tin

[NVMojo]

March 18, 2006

As go the Devils Hole pupfish, so goes the planet.

For scientists studying the endangered pupfish, its last stand has become a metaphor for other rare and threatened species.

The Devils Hole pupfish was one of the very first species classified by the federal government as endangered. If federal protection can't help the pupfish, could other endangered species be far behind?

"When you start to see species that have been around for thousands and thousands of years disappear, it serves as a forewarning that other species may be affected, and humans may ultimately be affected," said John Wullschleger, a National Park Service biologist stationed in Fort Collins, Colo.

"This species is a canary in a coal mine."
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