U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Wednesday that the Apache trout — Arizona's state fish — has been removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife following more than five decades of recovery efforts.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the trout's recovery and credited work by the White Mountain Apache Tribe and wildlife agencies.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Wednesday that the Apache trout — Arizona's state fish — has been removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened species following more than five decades of recovery efforts.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland declared the state fish of Arizona no longer endangered on Wednesday. The comeback of the Apache trout is a conservation success story 50 years in the making, though advocates say the move is premature.

The Apache trout has been removed from the Endangered Species list, celebrated as a conservation success in Arizona.

Following more than five decades of recovery efforts the Apache trout Arizona state fish has been removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened species

Arizona’s state fish, the Apache trout, has been removed from the Endangered Species list, thanks to work of the White Mountain Apache Tribe.

After more than five decades of conservation efforts led by tribal, state, federal and non-governmental organizations, Arizona’s state fish, the Apache trout, has been removed from the

It’s not going to change the ability of Arizonans to catch them. But the U.S. Department of Interior announced Wednesday it has removed the Apache trout from the

Fishing the Apache trout has actually been allowed for awhile, though some areas with lower populations are restricted to catch and release, according to Arizona Game and Fish.