Maine Is Brookies' Last Stronghold Report: Urbanization, Non-Native Species Threaten Trout

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Maine's lakes and streams are the "last true stronghold" for brook trout in the eastern United States with more healthy populations than the other 16 states combined, according to a report released this week.

But the report also cautions that Maine's wild brook trout are under increasing pressure - particularly from Bangor to the south and east - from the effects of urbanization and the introduction of non-native fish species.

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Maine Is Brookies' Last Stronghold Report: Urbanization, Non-Native Species Threaten Trout

In the first comprehensive study of its kind, the group Trout Unlimited teamed up with state and federal agencies, other conservation organizations, and researche...

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