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After years of effort and millions of dollars spent, the battle to save Yellowstone cutthroat trout appears to be succeeding, as lake trout eradication efforts in Yellowstone Lake have a tangible effect on the population.

Two big Yellowstone National Park projects received significant funding from the National Park Service Centennial Challenge: the Gardiner Gateway Project and native cutthroat trout restoration, totaling $1 million.

More Yellowstone stream poisoning is on tap next week, as the National Park Service implements another step in efforts to restore native cutthroat trout.

An effort to save Yellowstone cutthroat trout may involve poisoning brook trout in the Soda Butte Creek outside the Park boundaries.

After years of a full-scale attempt to rid Yellowstone Lake of nonnative trout that feed on native cutthroats, Yellowstone National Park experts say they’re succeeding in reducing the lake-trout population.

Yellowstone cutthroat trout from the Le Hardy Rapids area are serving as stock for Wyoming Game and Fish to repopulate streams in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.