Investigators
Dr. Kevin Pope
Dr. Charles Berry
Dr. Craig Paukert
Project Supervisor
Dr. Craig Paukert
Funding
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
Units
Cooperators
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceTopeka
shiner recovery team
Objectives
Summarize status of Topeka shiners
and provide summary of 5 year review
Location
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge,
IA
Completion
May 2007 |
Status
Complete
Progress and
Results
The federally endangered
Topeka shiner has been diminished to about 20% of its native range and
there is a need to identify the current status and threats to the species.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service initiated a 5-year review of the status
of the Topeka shiner as well as the current threats to help in the recovery
of the species. In April 2007 the Topeka shiner recovery team and
other scientists convened at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge for a two-day
workshop on the status of the Topeka shiner. The results of this
workshop were summarized by Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit researchers
from Kansas (Craig Paukert), South Dakota (Charles Berry) and Nebraska
(Kevin Pope). These results were provided to the US Fish and Wildlife
Service to distribute to the recovery team to aid in the recovery of the
Topeka shiner.
Products
Paukert, C. P., C. Berry, and K.
Pope. 2007. Topeka shiner 5-year review and workshop.
Summary report provided to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Manhattan
KS. 90 pages.
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