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CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. (AP) - State Game and Fish officials will help staff members at Carlsbad Caverns National Park remove exotic fish and amphibians from the pond at Rattlesnake Springs.
The effort, which starts Sunday, is aimed at restoring native species, including the roundnose minnow and greenthroat darter. Non-native species that will be removed include the green sunfish, the largemouth bass and the bullfrog.
"The predatory nature of the non-native species is having a significant effect on the native species in the pond," park biologist Danielle Foster said. "The smaller native fishes are having a difficult time surviving."
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