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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Check these out!   A return to the 'Wilderness' Chad Mellison, Bill Somer and Joe Cereghino taking the fish to Silver King Creek. Credit: Joe Barker/USFWS   Service biologists, partner agencies use pack mule train to transport Paiute cutthroat trout back into Carson Iceberg Wilderness after 71 years By Joe Barker October 26, 2017 In 1946 the world was recovering from the devastation of World War II. In April, the League of Nations held its final meeting and in London the United Nations held its first General Assembly. In America, there were major shortages in jobs and housing for those returning from war. In July, the bikini swimsuit made its debut in Paris and the Bikini Atoll was the site of nuclear testing. While these events made headlines, a more obscure fact went unnoticed. A rare species of fish, the Paiute cutthroat trout, were transplanted from Silver King Creek in California to North Fork Cottonwood Creek with little fanfare, and have not returned; until now. On Aug. 24, 2017, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, in conjunction with members of the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, released 86 trout in Silver King Creek above Llewellyn Falls in the Carson Iceberg Wilderness area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Continue to full story...     Bat Week 2017: A week to mark the importance of bats to the environment and economy Service working with partners to protect bats from white-nose syndrome       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