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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Check out our latest features! 'Be free!' Although recent surveys had not found any wild suckers between 2-7 years old, the shortnose and Lost River suckers released into Upper Klamath Lake were the first graduates of the Klamath Basin Sucker Rearing Program, a recovery program intended to help save both species from extinction. After the release, the Klamath Falls team pose for a photo.  From left: Kirk Groves, Jeff Mogavero, Evan Childress, Marissa Jager and Joel Ophoff. Credit: Susan Sawyer/USFWS   Biologists hope captive-raised fingerling suckers survive long enough to supplement dwindling shortnose and Lost River populations By Susan Sawyer September 14, 2107 On a drizzly spring day, several hundred captive-raised shortnose and Lost River sucker fry were quickly netted from the safety of round tanks at a rearing facility and placed in large, fiberglass tubs on trucks. Battery-operated aerators hummed as they kept the water moving, providing the fry a blanket of bubbles for cover during the hour-long drive to the Upper Klamath Lake delta. After 14 months in a converted commercial fish farm near Klamath Falls, managed by a team of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, it was time for the fish to be released into their natural habitat. Continue to full story...     Return to the deep Solstice (shown here) is one of three endangered olive ridley turtles who have spent at least a year in a rehabilitation pool at SeaWorld, San Diego, that were released Monday, Sept. 11, off the San Diego coastline. Credit: Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS   Photo essay: Against the odds, three olive ridley sea turtles return home By Joanna Gilkeson September 15, 2017 Olive ridley sea turtles, named for their pale green color, are the smallest of all sea turtles. By no choice of their own, three olive ridleys have been on extended vacation at SeaWorld, San Diego, after being rescued in 2014 from near-death. These three turtles washed up in separate locations along the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Each one lucky to be spotted, rescued and transported to Seaworld Rescue in San Diego by the U.S. Coast Guard. Named Solstice, Lightning (both female) and Tucker (male), they then underwent a lengthy rehabilitation at SeaWorld. The road to recovery for each one was lengthy, challenging and at times seemingly hopeless. Continue to full story... Stay Connected with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region     This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Region · 2800 Cottage Way · Suite W-2606 · Sacramento, CA 95825