Salmon Carcasses

Living on Earth

Sounds counter-intuitive, but dumping tons of salmon carcasses into rivers could help live salmon survive there. Host Steve Curwood talks with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Kathy Shinn about this unusual airdrop program.

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