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Cavern’s pupfish population decreasing in number

For 10,000 years, a tiny iridescent blue fish has lived in the depths of a cavern in Nevada’s desert. But a new study says climate change and warming waters — and its lack of mobility — are threatening its existence and decreasing its numbers.

Tortoise adoptions up north close for winter

Tortoise adoption season is coming to a close in Northern Nevada, but there’s still time for Southern Nevada residents to take in one of the federally protected reptiles.