Well, I Laughed
Plenty of Fish pt.1: Devil in the Details
Grant tells Maia about the rarest fish in the world, found in the strangest of places. An episode about the Devil’s Hole Pupfish and Devils Hole, located in Death Valley National Park. We learn more about Ash Meadow, the legal rights of a tiny fish, and the many strange occurrences that have been documented at Devil’s Hole. A podcast episode that will leave you enchanted with the oddity of fish in the desert.
Photos/Videos Referenced:
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| National Park Service aquatic ecologist Kevin Wilson going down to Devil's Hole - courtesy of Brian ven der Brug/ LA Times | Pupfish - courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Fish Biologists in SCUBA gear for underwater pupfish counts - courtesy of USFWS/Olin Feuerbacher via NPS | Devil's Hole Vandalism on 4.30.2016 - DeathValleyNP via YouTube |
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| Illustration of Devil's Hole based on Jim Houtz's original map rendering - courtesy of Jim Houtz's collection via PBS | Mexico earthquake caused waves at California's Death Valley - BNO News via YouTube |
Sources:
09/30/2022 Devils Hole Pupfish Count At Highest Count in 19 Years - KPVM 25 via YouTube
On The Trail: Devils Hole - CBS Sunday Morning via YouTube
The Mind-Blowing Story of Devils Hole, An Eerie Alien Geology On Earth - Weird History via YouTube
Missing Divers, Charles Manson, & the Rarest Fish in the World - Caitlin Doughty via YouTube
The Devil's Hole Pupfish - PBS
Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming - NPR
‘It’s like infinity’: Inside the historic tragedy at Death Valley's Devils Hole - SF Gate