Saving Fish

One thing that I consider as being important is preserving the many species of animals that live on the earth. One animal that is in danger of extinction is the Kootenai white sturgeon. Since man has put up a dam called the Libby dam, the water levels have changed and caused the fish to not spawn as nature intended. This has left the fish in danger of extinction.

Experts have revealed that there are fewer than 500 of these fish left. They also say that they have not spawned in over 35 years. While there have been recent attempts to fix the problem, the results have been negative. There will be one last attempt made to help the fish when early next year they will flood the river in a last ditch effort to help them spawn. I hope the attempt is successful.

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