Officials Save Thousands of Fish from Arizona Wildfires
Game and Fish crews have stocked thousands more fish in area lakes in recent weeks.
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Wildfires pose a threat to all kinds of wildlife–including game fish. To protect trout from potential harm from Arizona’s wildfires, Game and Fish crews have been moving them from hatcheries to area lakes by the thousands. Around 450,000 total fish have been relocated so far this season.
