An unarmored threespine stickleback (UTS) swims in new habitat after. ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (April 14, 2017) - An unarmored threespine stickleback (UTS) swims in new habitat after being released into the wild by a team of biologists and scientists from the Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. One hundred and fifty-one fish were released following an emergency rescue late last year in response to a fire that threatened their habitat. Unarmored threespine sticklebacks are a federally and state endangered species. (

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