Tippets: Assessing the Nation’s Dams, Growing Permit Populations in Cuba, Yellowstone River Parasite Found in Other Montana Rivers

October 26, 2016 By: Erin Block

  • A recent video from the Center for American Progress highlights a panel discussion assessing the condition of the nation’s dams. “Dams are a core element of American infrastructure and provide many important services. However, aging infrastructure has led to many dams becoming obsolete, costly, and unsafe, threatening human life if they fail.” From the progress that has been made on dam demolition to the future of policy, watch here.
  • Felipe Rodriguez, guide for the flats fishery at the Zapata Swamp National Park, recently reported thousands of baby permit being found along the beaches near the Bay of Pigs. “Felipe reports that local fishermen catch the juvenile permit in their nets as they are catching bait, but that they are releasing the permit, which is a great reflection on Felipe’s education and conservation efforts in the local community.” Via Bonefish and Tarpon Trust.
  • Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks have confirmed that the parasite that caused a die-off of mountain whitefish in the Yellowstone River exists in at least seven other rivers in the state. “All these rivers are going to act differently because of their flow regimes, temperature regimes,” explains regional fisheries manager Travis Horton. Via Bozeman Daily Chronicle.