Conservation
The U.S. population of the Yaqui chub is low, but stable. However, there are still several threats present, including: increased aquifer pumping, reduction of flows in streams, predation of nonnative fishes, overgrazing, and successive erosion. Protection of the San Bernardino aquifers, and observation of nonnative fishes near the chub stream must be taken into account in order for this species to continue to exist.
However, some protective measures have been taken in an attempt for Yaqui chub conservation. In 1980, the Nature Conservancy purchased the San Bernardino Ranch, and eight years later, bought Leslie Canyon, both of which harbor strong Yaqui chub populations. These places bought by the conservancy were then sold to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife service, to be established as National Wildlife Refuges. Soon after, a “Recovery Plan for the Endangered and Threatened fishes of the Rio Yaqui” was organized, and is still under review. The plan’s main goal was to keep the habitats that the Yaqui Chub are currently occupying stable, which includes the habitats in Mexico and Arizona. The plan also involved conducting extensive research on the biology and habitat requirements for the Yaqui chub.
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