Unprecedented Wild Salmon Conservation Study Provides Path to Restoring Endangered Native Species
Scientist Bob Kindness preparing to release a batch of hand reared Autumn fry into the River Carron. River Carron Conservation Association Conservation Project. Wild salmon populations in Scotland, now classified as ‘endangered’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, have declined to such an extent that conservation stocking may, in some rivers, be the only option available to prevent the complete loss of these threatened populations. Well monitored studies are...