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Thriving in Mongolia - For Now

November 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

National Geographic.com has another installment on the continuing work of Zeb and the Megafishes Project.

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2006 Project Results - Mongolia

December 9th, 2006 · No Comments

The project has teamed up with a local Mongolian group, the Taimen Conservation Fund, as well as academics and recreational fishers to protect the endangered giant Eurasian trout, Hucho taimen. Scientists are working to understand the ecology of the taimen so that special catch-and-release fishing zones can be created to generate money for local community-based […]

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