Monday 27 October 2014

Today in Nature: The Fall Salmon Run up the Humber River

A salmon jumping through a waterfall on the Humber River in Toronto


October 27th: After voting today, I went to the Humber River, where much to my surprise the salmon are still migrating up stream . It is a victory to have fish spawning again, since in the 19th century, industry set up mills on the rivers, bringing fish runs to an end for a long time. Once the mills were gone and the water was cleaned up some, B.C. salmon (introduced) started swimming up stream, and now Atlantic salmon are being reintroduced. And the candidates think running for office is tough....


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