The Economic Times

Wyoming reopened a blocked stream and cut non-native brook trout by 97%; native Snake River cutthroat trout then jumped more than 14-fold in just 3 years

In Wyoming, a stream known as Game Creek has observed an increase in native Snake River cutthroat trout. After a culvert blocking fish movement was replaced, cutthroat trout returned to the stream naturally. By 2024, surveys recorded a significant increase from just five cutthroat trout in 2021 to seventy-two. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department had also removed many non-native brook trout from the area.