TECOPA PUPFISH

BACKGROUND INFO

• Cyprinodon Nevadensis Calidae
• Originated in the north and south Tecopa hot spring
• Survived in waters as warm as 42C (108F)
• Usually ate blue green algae or mosquito larvae

CAUSES OF EXTINCTION

• Decline began in1940's when the spring was canalized
• Popularity in 1950s-60s led to building of hotels and trailer parks
• URBANIZATION!!!!
• Agricultural and recreational development of Tecopa springs

CONCLUSION

• Agricultural and recreational work eliminated fish from springs
• Officially delisted by the US fish and wildlife service in 1981
• Extinct due to human interference
• Would they be extinct if we had not urbanized there?