In a recent note from Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker noting her agency’s 2024 accomplishments and 2025 initiatives, it includes as one of their “Focus Initiatives” as “diamond darter repatriation.”
The draft recovery plan for the Ohio-extirpated diamond darter that was completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) identifies establishing new populations in currently unoccupied historical habitats as a critical component of the future survival of this species.
