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Scientists identify new home for rare, tiny rush darter By Alabama NewsCenter Staff April 13, 2021 The USDA Forest Service, with biologists from Alabama Power and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, recently found the rare rush darter living in a new spot in the Bankhead National Forest. The tiny fish has been found only in Alabama. (Dylan Shaw / Alabama Power) A new search in the Bankhead National Forest for a tiny, rare fish found only in Alabama has discovered it living in a spot where no one had seen it before. The USDA Forest Service, supported by biologists from Alabama ...

Alabama Power experts helping survey for rare species By Michael Sznajderman March 5, 2021 Alabama Power is working with a number of partners to protect and grow populations of species such as the trispot darter, the gopher tortoise and the Black Warrior waterdog. (contributed) As winter wanes and spring approaches, Alabama Power biologists are helping environmental partners with field work aimed at protecting rare species around the state. Recent work has varied – from an ongoing search in east Alabama for an elusive, tiny fish, to gathering genetic material related to a rare salamander in...