The last of the Coho Salmon, a west coast species introduced to Lake Ontario, are moving their way up Bowmanville Creek. More than 5,000 have been lifted over the dam, as well as fish of other species. Lots of readers have gone down to take a look, and we have been struck by this everyday miracle of migration. Take a look at these remarkable photos from a stream out west where Coho originally come from. These are Sockeye Salmon. Out there bears fertilize the surrounding forests with the carcasses of fish they have scooped out of rivers and streams.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/07/magazine/salmon-spawning.html?ref=magazine
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