$2 billion Southern Utah mega-resort harboring endangered Virgin River chub and protecting them from predators.
Black Desert Resort and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officials transplant 400 endangered Virgin River chub into a lake at the Southern Utah mega-resort.Envisioned as a haven for shoppers, golfers and globetrotting sightseers, a $2 billion hotel and mega-resort under construction in southwest Utah is already providing a home for one of the state’s most endangered species.
Black Desert Resort and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officials transplant 400 endangered Virgin River chub into a lake at the Southern Utah mega-resort. Currently, the chub occupy just one lake but Platt is hopeful that the fish will spread to a smaller adjoining lake via the 16-inch pipe that connects the two bodies of water. Chub could also be introduced into three more lakes at the resort. A sixth lake, which is used for irrigation purposes and has fluctuating water levels, isn’t suitable for the fish.
Black Desert is paying for the transplants and for the costs associated with maintaining the bodies of water. Students with Utah Tech University’s Department of Environmental Science are conducting studies on the lakes’ water quality, entomology and food supply to ensure an optimal environment for the successful adaptation of the chub.
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