Now make that fish 3 to 4 feet long, possibly 30+ pounds, and waiting for a big kiss, and you have the Colorado Razorback Sucker. The fish is native to the waters near Palisade on the Western ...

In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, photo, a Colorado River razorback sucker fish is shown swimming in a tank at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Lakewood. Officials say that the rare Colorado ...

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it plans to propose reclassifying a rare Colorado River Basin fish called the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened status ...

Razorback suckers have inhabited Palisades for over five million years, playing a crucial role in the Colorado River's ecosystem. Acting as nature's cleaners, they consume detritus like dead fish ...

The razorback sucker, a native fish found in the Colorado River basin, is making a comeback, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering reclassifying it from endangered status to ...

After decades of management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to downlist the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened. “Species move from endangered to threatened when we ...

The fish, known as the razorback sucker, is the first of its species to be caught in the Grand Canyon in more than 20 years. The fish is characterized by a long, high sharp-edged hump behind its head.

OUR CAMPAIGN. The Center has long led efforts to protect sucker habitat and restore important desert rivers. Our successful campaign to protect and begin to restore Fossil Creek, a tributary of the ...

In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 photo, a Colorado River razorback sucker fish is shown swimming in a tank at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Lakewood, Colo. Officials say that the rare ...

After years spent raising hundreds of razorback sucker fish, they've become Palisade High School's unofficial mascot. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app. Download the 9NEWS app ...

DENVER — Another rare Colorado River fish has been pulled back from the brink of extinction, the second comeback this year for a species unique to the Southwestern U.S. The U.S. Fish and ...

Chart’s program oversees the campaign to restore the razorback sucker and three other fish, all of them found only in the Colorado River system. In March, the Fish and Wildlife Service recommended ...