Save some salmon for the bears and whales, study says
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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