Photo of Greenback Cutthroat Trout (Greenback Cutthroat Trout) found in Colorado, USA

A species of fish that was believed to be extinct for the past century, has now appeared once again in Colorado, USA. 

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According to reports, this fish was completely wiped out due to pollution from mining, overfishing and competition with other species.

This Greenback Cutthroat Trout was considered completely extinct in the 1930s. This fish breeds naturally.

It was discovered in the historical waters of South Platte Drainage.

A thread has been posted on Twitter from the official handle of Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southeast Region.

Several posts were made here on this fish on Monday.  

BREAKING NEWS: @GovofCO announces @COParksWildlife discovery of greenback cutthroat trout are naturally reproducing in ancestral waters of their native South Platte Drainage.

Greenbacks were long considered extinct.

Huge win for #wildlife#conservation.https://t.co/XMdCESCklSpic.twitter.com/Y5wiwrdenS

— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) September 23, 2022

The tweet read: "@GovofCO announces that @COParksWildlife's Greenback Cutthroat Trout are breeding naturally in their natural home South Plate drainage. The Greenback was long considered extinct. It's a big win."  

Wildlife Park is very happy to have this fish again.

Since sharing this post, more than 1200 likes have been received and hundreds of people have shared it.

Many people are surprised at this discovery.  

Colorado Parks told Newsweek that it was a huge achievement.

After a decade of strenuous efforts, this almost extinct species could be saved.   

CPW said in its press release, that for a long time efforts were being made to find unmixed fish of this species.

It was discovered in 2012 in Bear Creek, central Colorado, after which samples of its sperm and eggs were collected.

Since then efforts were made to increase its new population.