Protecting Salmon in Russia
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: June 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Length: 01:32
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The Russian government is trying to protect its Kamchatka peninsula, one of Earth's last salmon strongholds. In fact, a proposed plan would protect an area encompassing nine rivers and six million acres. That's larger than the Adirondack National Park, the largest U.S. park outside Alaska...
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The Russian government is trying to protect its Kamchatka peninsula, one of Earth's last salmon strongholds. In fact, a proposed plan would protect an area encompassing nine rivers and six million acres. That's larger than the Adirondack National Park, the largest U.S. park outside Alaska...
