Nearly 50 years after the snail darter temporarily blocked the construction of a dam ... species technically is not a species at all. The researchers announced Friday that genetic analysis found ...
They sought a way to halt the dam, and ... darter is not a distinct species,” the authors of the study conclude. But the disputed fish has not left its controversy behind quite yet.
The fish became a “David” to pit against “Goliath” — because if it were to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the dam’s construction would be blocked. “Here’s a little ...