Biologists and scientists from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (April 14, 2017) - Biologists and scientists from the Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife observe unarmored threespine sticklebacks before rereleasing them into the wild. The team rereleased 151 unarmored threespine sticklebacks into new habitat after conducting an emergency rescue of the fish late last year in response to a fire. Unarmored threespine sticklebacks are a federally and state endangered species.

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