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In 1948, America built Mud Mountain Dam for flood control; decades later, a $112 million facility was designed to carry 1.2 million fish around it annuallyThe Mud Mountain Dam serves as a crucial flood prevention structure, shielding communities downstream from severe weather. Yet, its constru...- In 2012 and 2013, Maine removed two hydroelectric dams from the Penobscot River; river herring later rose from almost zero to more than six millionMaine's Penobscot River shows a remarkable environmental recovery after dam removals. Millions of river herring have returned to the waterw...
- In 1942, America completed Friant Dam and diverted most of the San Joaquin River into farms; a salmon run once numbering nearly 50,000 adults collapsedFriant Dam construction in California significantly altered the San Joaquin River's flow. This action disconnected salmon from their spawni...
- In 2011, the US began tearing down two century-old dams on Washington's Elwha River, the largest dam removal in US history at the time, freeing over 20 million cubic yards of trapped sedimentThe Elwha River dams were dismantled after nearly a century of operation. This significant engineering project restored over ninety miles o...
- Fish are adapting to rivers shaped by dams and barriers, and that may be changing how man-made rivers function over timeFor decades, river restoration has focused on returning waterways to conditions that existed before dams, weirs and large-scale human inter...
- Scientists have discovered that cocaine-powered super salmon live longer and swim faster than normal salmonScientists found Atlantic salmon exposed to cocaine swam further and lived longer. This study highlights how drugs in waterways change aqua...
- Why Hundreds of Bald Eagles Flock to Frozen Mountains in WinterHundreds of Bald Eagles gather in Alaska, British Columbia, and the northwestern United States during winter. This behaviour is driven by f...
- What is Yellowstone Park’s supervolcano, and is it on the verge of erupting? Rumors swirl as fears explode onlineYellowstone National Park wildlife is not fleeing the park, despite viral videos suggesting a mass migration due to a possible Yellowstone ...
- Salmon on sedatives: How human meds are making wild fish swim faster — But at what cost?A new study reveals a strange impact on Atlantic salmon. Human drugs in rivers are making them swim faster. Scientists found sleeping pills...
- The annual migration of 'Homo NRIensis'During winter in India, along with migratory birds like Siberian Cranes and Bluethroats, a human species called Homo NRIensis returns. Thes...
- The pulse of friendship: How dal diplomacy can be a recipe to nurture Indo-Canadian relationsThe integration of Indian cuisine into Canadian culture has been significantly influenced by the concept of dal diplomacy, a term encapsula...
- Climate change disrupting natural cycles at drier Lake Tahoe
- Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industryHundreds of thousands of young salmon are dying in Northern California's Klamath River as low water levels brought about by drought allow a...
- What it takes to do a Salmon Run & go against the crowd in the marketLike Salmon, one species of investors who show similar skill and grit in the market are called ‘contrarian investors’. They go against the ...
- Why Mauritius' cuisine is a melting pot of European, African and punchy Asian flavoursIn Mauritius, exotic meats and robust flavours rule, epitomising the island’s happy embrace of diverse cultures.
- No need to wait till monsoon for your hilsa dietThe production has dwindled from 80,000 tonne in 2001 to nearly 15,000 tonne in 2013 largely due to over-fishing in the Bay of Bengal.
- No need to wait till monsoon for your hilsa dietThe production has dwindled from 80,000 tonne in 2001 to nearly 15,000 tonne in 2013 largely due to over-fishing in the Bay of Bengal.
- Imported fish, Chakori, , replaces Hilsa on Bengali menus due to low suppliesGoing by the present trend of poor hilsa availability, millions of Bengalis and others may have to settle for 'chakori' this season.
- Jellyfish invasion in a warming worldAblood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within m...
- Hilsa a great seasonal draw, if fished judiciouslyThere is nothing so close to the heart of the Bengali as ilish maach, especially when the monsoon clouds hang low.
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