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Delta Smelt Faces Extinction Amid Water Management Crisis

2/8/2025

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The Delta smelt, a tiny fish crucial to the San Francisco Estuary, has faced dire threats since being listed as endangered in 2009. With President Trump’s administration proposing cuts to its breeding program, tensions are rising over California's water management and the future of this vulnerable species.

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Story summary

The Delta smelt, a tiny fish crucial to the San Francisco Estuary, has faced dire threats since being listed as endangered in 2009. With President Trump’s administration proposing cuts to its breeding program, tensions are rising over California's water management and the future of this vulnerable species.