US considers protected status for wild spring Chinook
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Federal fisheries officials said Tuesday they will consider putting the Pacific Northwest's once-flourishing wild spring-run Chinook salmon on the list of threatened or endangered species.The National Marine Fisheries Services plans a 12-month review on whether to give protected status to the salmon in and around the Klamath River.Spring Chinook, historically the first Chinook salmon to return from the ocean each winter, were once one of the most abundant [...]
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