OKLAHOMA CITY – An endangered two-inch minnow called the Arkansas River shiner could drive farmers off their land because the federal government is making efforts to preserve the fish’s habitats.

Wilde has reason to care: The Arkansas River shiner — not a beer but a small, silvery minnow — likes to spawn in this river, with its sandy shores. The fish, which is no longer found in ...

DESCRIPTION: The Arkansas River shiner is a robust, diminutive shiner with a small, dorsally flattened head, a rounded snout, and a small, subterminal mouth. Dorsal coloration tends to be light tan, ...

The focus of litigation, advocacy and cattle rancher ire in the past, the Arkansas River shiner inhabits parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. A final Fish and Wildlife Service plan anticipates ...

Tulsa's regional U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a plan to protect the Arkansas River shiner's habitat. The organization will also reintroduce the fish into its original habitats.

The Arkansas River shiner hasn't been seen in Arkansas since 1988 — in fact, it's presumed to have become extinct in that state. Even back in 1952, when it was first extensively collected from the ...

“The emerald shiner is a critical part of the food web and contributes to the health and vitality of the larger Niagara River ecosystem,” said New York State Department of Environmental ...