salmon
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Federal scientists call the Sacramento River’s winter-run Chinook salmon “one of the most at-risk endangered species.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration efforts on the McCloud River to die midstream.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
It tells the story of an airline flight on which there is a choice of salmon or lamb for dinner.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Everyone who has the salmon suffers debilitating food poisoning, including the two pilots.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
In the valley to the west was the Redwater: too shallow for canoes, but good fishing in spring, when the salmon come up from the Sea.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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