• PHOTO: The endangered Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeons were safely relocated to Dubbo Zoo. (Photo Sourced) (This is a 2019 news story)
Over the last fortnight, 59 endangered Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeons have been relocated by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI).
The fish were moved from drying holes in two creeks in the Macquarie River catchment, 38 being released at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo and 21 released into a private owned refuge.
The Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon, listed as an endangered species in NSW, are . . .
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