The Yarkon Bream (Acanthobrama telavivensis) improved from Extinct in the Wild to Vulnerable after 120 of the last wild fish were placed in captive breeding, followed by the release of 9,000 laboratory-born fish into restored habitats in Israel in 2006.
Sources
- IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species (iucn.org)
- https://israel21c.org/the-little-fish-that-returned-from-the-brink-of-extinction/ (israel21c.org)
- https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/fishkeeping-news/successful-return-of-fish-extinct-in-the-wild/ (practicalfishkeeping.co.uk)
- https://www.whatismissing.org/content/back-from-the-brink-yarqon-bleak (whatismissing.org)
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