Nonnative Brook Trout Again Found In Yellowstone's Soda Butte Creek
Seven years after nonnative brook trout were removed from Soda Butte Creek in the northeastern corner of Yellowstone National Park, the fish again have been spotted in the creek.
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Seven years after nonnative brook trout were removed from Soda Butte Creek in the northeastern corner of Yellowstone National Park, the fish again have been spotted in the creek.
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