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Officials emptying reservoir to eliminate ‘voracious predator’     MESA COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The complete draining of a reservoir on Colorado’s Western Slope is underway in an effort to rid the small lake of northern pike before the illegally introduced predators devour four species of endangered fish that have been recovering there for more than three decades. The northern pike were first spotted at Mack Mesa Reservoir by anglers last fall, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW officials conducted an immediate sample count and removed several adult northern pike...

Officials Emptying Colorado Reservoir To Eliminate ‘Voracious Predator’ Before It Wipes Out Multiple Endangered Species CBS Denver 1 hr ago Syndicated Local – CBS Denver MESA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The complete draining of a reservoir on Colorado’s Western Slope is underway in an effort to rid the small lake of northern pike before the illegally introduced predators devour four species of endangered fish that have been recovering there for more than three decades. The northern pike were first spotted at Mack Mesa Reservoir by anglers last fall, according to the Col...

Officials Emptying Reservoir To Eliminate 'Voracious Predator' Before It Wipes Out Several Endangered Species The complete draining of a western slope reservoir is underway in an effort to rid the small lake of northern pike before the illegally introduced predators devour four species of endangered fish that have been recovering there for more than three decades, CBS Denver reports. The northern pike were first spotted at the Mack Mesa Reservoir by anglers last fall, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW officials conducted an immediate sample count and removed several adult n...

Officials emptying reservoir to eliminate "voracious predator" before it wipes out several endangered species By Logan Smith April 21, 2021 / 8:13 AM / CBS News Mesa County, Colorado — The complete draining of a western slope reservoir is underway in an effort to rid the small lake of northern pike before the illegally introduced predators devour four species of endangered fish that have been recovering there for more than three decades, CBS Denver reports. The northern pike were first spotted at the Mack Mesa Reservoir by anglers last fall, according to the Colora...

Mack Mesa Reservoir will soon be dry. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Monday that the reservoir located inside Highline Lake State Park will be drained in response to the discovery of northern pike in the reservoir. CPW has already start work to drain Mack Mesa it will continue for several weeks. The lake will be slowly drained to protect infrastructure and to effectively remove other species of fish for transfer to Highline Lake. Highline Lake will not be impacted by the project and will remain open to boaters, anglers, and other recreationists, according to a CPW news release. â�...