Conservationists work diligently to save the Rio Grande Cutthroat trout

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Rio Grande Cutthroat trout is a staple in the waterways of New Mexico but that landscape was left nearly unrecognizable in the wake of the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico. In June, conservationists scrambled to rescue the trout from streams north of Las Vegas.The chief concern is destructive mudslides from monsoon rains that can smother stream bottoms where the fish spawn and clog their gills with ash and mud. "It's after the high-inte