AN ENDANGERED species of fish has been moved to higher ground in an unusual way to protect it from the warming climate.
Llamas moved around 25,000 vendace, the UK’s rarest freshwater fish, 500 metres up a mountain from Derwentwater.
The sure-footed llamas were used to safely transport the fish up the mountain to a new home at Sprinkling Tarn, which will provide a refuge for vendace in the Lake District.
“Last December, we collected eggs from Derwentwater and took them to a hatchery near Dumfries where they were held until hatching,” said Andy Gowans, fisheries technical specialist for the Environment Agency.
“By introducing these fish into the tarn, where water temperatures will be lower, it will provide an additional element of safeguarding for this endangered species.
The fish will be monitored, in the hope that a self-sustaining population will be established.”
The Environment Agency is also keeping a close eye on species such as salmon and trout, which are vulnerable to increasing temperatures. Ideas include planting more trees on riverbanks to increase shade and help keep the water cool.
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