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Michigan hopes to reintroduce the grayling back into its waters.
The fish, which has been gone for close to 150 years, is a native species, which was wiped out by the logging industry, which destroyed spawning grounds.
Unchecked fishing, also decimated populations.
Ed Eisch, fish production program manager for the DNR, said “I think for us to be able to bring them back would be sort of a testament to all of the good work that’s been done to restore aquatic habitats in Michigan and a testament to the high quality streams in our state.”
If grayling can be successfully reintroduced, it would be another success story for Michigan’s wildlife conservation program.
Other success stories include elk, moose and wild turkeys, who are all native species, and became extinct in the state, and were brought back by concerted management efforts.
It will take some time before we see any results, but the state is ready for the challenge.
