Mexico, declared extinct 15 years ago, tequila fish is released in Jalisco

Dec 29, 2021

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A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038731 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038739 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038736 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038751 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038748 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038746 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038745 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038744 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038755 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A fish that became extinct in Mexico more than 15 years ago has been reintroduced to its former stronghold. The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila), a small species of goodied fish which grow no bigger than 70mm long, disappeared from the wild completely in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution. Now, conservationists at Chester Zoo and the Michoacana University of Mexico have teamed up to return over 1500 fish to a series of springs in the Teuchitlan River in the state of Jalisco in south west Mexico. The project has been cited as an International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) case study for successful global reintroductions with Copyright: xx 51038753 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.

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