that was previously declared extinct back to the wild. the freshwater tequila fish, which is silver and less than three inches long, has now been returned to its native habitat in south west mexico. our science correspondent victoria gill reports. a little known species with an extraordinary story. the tequila fish is a small freshwater fish that lives in the rivers and lakes of south west mexico, but it s been missing, presumed extinct for more than a decade. and it s just one of thousands of aquatics creatures that are facing extinction but have slipped under the radar. small little things, a bit silver sometimes, a bit of colour when they breed, but not much interest on the global conservation aspect. now, with the help of conservationists at chester zoo, scientists in mexico have reversed that extinction, bringing captive bred fish back to the wild. the team has now confirmed that the fish are breeding,
them, those aspirations now extend beyond just success on the pitch. adam wild, bbc news. a species of fish called tequila that was previously declared extinct has been reintroduced back to the wild by the combined efforts of conservationists at chester zoo and experts in mexico. the freshwater fish has now been returned to its native habitat in south west mexico. victoria gill reports. a little known species with an extraordinary story. the tequila fish is a small freshwater fish that lives in the rivers and lakes of south west mexico, but it s been missing, presumed extinct, for more than a decade. and it s just one of thousands of aquatic creatures that are facing extinction, but have slipped under the radar. small little things, a bit silver sometimes, a bit of colour when they breed, but not much interest on the global conservation aspect. now, with the help of conservationists at chester zoo, scientists in mexico have reversed
to help people with dementia. she says exporting to britain was a dream come true, but now plans to do so less. i m not totally convinced that i will conquer all those extra difficulties that will come for us to export to the uk, because of the extra rules, because of the customs rules and all the extra forms you have to fill in. businesses must choose their markets, and a fuller picture will take time to emerge. brexit is still in motion. jessica parker, bbc news. conservationists at chester zoo have helped experts in mexico reintroduce a species of fish that was previously declared extinct back to the wild. the freshwater tequila fish which is silver and less than three inches long has now been returned to its native habitat in south west mexico.
what we wanted. so that is a very good start, and hopefully that will be more species looking forward. among the estimated one million species under threat around the world, a third of wildlife that depends on freshwater habitats, are sliding towards extinction. and the ongoing loss of clean, healthy rivers and lakes threatens our food and water supplies too. so here injalisco, mexico, the community stepped in. local people trained with the scientists to take on long term monitoring of this vital river network, to ensure it is clean and healthy for both people and wildlife. it would be impossible without the local community. the local people are the main actors in the long term conservation project. it s a conservation success story that it s hoped could be repeated for other threatened habitats and species, including one that lives in just one lake in the north of mexico. the achoques, a close relative of the axolotl, was saved from extinction partly by a captive breeding program led
actually to thursday. we could see some sunshine across eastern scotland, the north east of england, and perhaps northern ireland. the cloud is thickening, though, from the south west to bring some rain from here to wales and the west midlands. but we ve got a strong south to south westerly wind that s bringing in the milder air, so temperatures widely in double figures, could make 17 in the south east and it ll be quite a bit warmer on thursday in northern parts of scotland. it ll be drier too. now, we still have some rain coming in from the west. that ll push its way up towards scotland and northern ireland for a while and then it tends to sweep away as we move into new year s eve. so some wetter weather clearing away from eastern parts of england. it could linger in eastern scotland, perhaps the north east of england, but generally it s becoming drier, it s becoming a bit brighter and the winds are easing on new year s eve as well. but it s still mild air, just not quite as mild i