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Staff with CDFW and partner agencies use electrofishers to stun Southern California steelhead trout in Topanga Creek and then collect the fish for transport to the Fillmore Hatchery. CDFW photo by Krysten Kellum

Endangered Southern California Steelhead Trout Rescued from Fire-Impacted Topanga Creek

4 February | by Krysten.Kellum@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment

As part of statewide efforts to help Californians and wildlife recover from the Southern California fires, on Jan. 23 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and its partners rescued 271 endangered Southern California steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Topanga Creek, the last known population of this species in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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