Grizzly wades through water with salmon in its mouth

Save some salmon for the bears and whales, study says

ByRaincoast

October 23, 2010

Entire ecosystems on the Pacific coast rely on salmon and humans are taking more than their share, a new study concludes…..

Read the full story by Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist

Link to the scientific paper in the journal Conservation Letters

Download the paper :Salmon for protected terrestrial areas.pdf

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