Threatened Coho Salmon Return to Upper Klamath River Basin for First Time in More Than 60 Years
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Now this is something to salmon-brate!
First Chinook, now threatened coho have been documented returning to the upper Klamath River Basin after four dams were removed this year.
The California Department of Fish Wildlife said it’s been at least 60 years, not since the construction of the former Iron Gate Dam in the early 1960s, since agency personnel documented coho salmon occupying their historic habitat in the upper watershed.
On Nov. 13, seven coho salmon ...
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