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Here’s why steelhead trout’s endangered status could pump life into Southern California rivers
When the state attached endangered species status to the iconic Southern California steelhead trout last week, it was like giving an aging Hollywood starlet new billing. But will the klieg lights bring attention, money and fame, or ready them for their final close-up? Known simply as Southern California steelhead, they once teemed in the tens…