
Bridle Shiners
Studying Bridle Shiners to Help with Future Conservation Management
Zoo New England’s Grassroots Wildlife Conservation field biologists have been periodically observing and monitoring a notably large population of bridle shiners in a surprisingly urbanized stream system in Bedford and Burlington, Massachusetts. As we better understand the habitat associations and habits of this rare fish, we hope that we may be able to assist in its eventual recovery in our area in the future, perhaps through habitat management and reintroduction efforts supported by captive breeding.
With the permission of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, we've already learned to care for the fish in captivity.
In the News:
"Rare fish thriving in Bedford," The Boston Globe