The National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed that one Northwest
cutthroat trout population be added, and another coastal population be
dropped from the endangered species list. NMFS announced Thursday that
a southwestern Washington/Lower Columbia River cutthroat population has
declined so much that it is proposed as threatened. The federal agency
also said Thursday that an Umpqua River cutthroat population may no longer
warrant listing. Final decisions on both are expected a year …
