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So have restocking efforts in some waters and, in other places, decisions not to stock non-cutthroats where the Bonneville trout are established, said Eric Wagner, research director at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' Fisheries Experiment Station in Logan.
"Public land management agencies are doing a better job but there's still room for improvement," Wagner said, noting careful attention still needs to be paid to water withdrawal for irrigation, cattle grazing and riparian habitat.
Today, about 64 percent of the trout's habitat is in Utah.Idaho has 23 percent, Wyoming 12 percent and Nevada 1 percent.
"My sense is that they're doing well and that the populations are on an upward trend," Wagner said.
In its existing range, 5 percent of its habitat is rated as excellent, 47 percent as good and 28 percent as fair, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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