Russia's new Reserve will help protect strong salmon runs & threatened taimen

The Wild Salmon Center (WSC), Khabarovsk Wildlife Foundation (KWF), and other partners have succeeded in winning the approval of the Tugursky Nature Reserve, which will protect nearly 80,000 acres of critical habitat within the Tugur Watershed in the Russian Far East’s Khabarovsk Region.

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New Protected Area in Russia

Some good news from the Wild Salmon Center and the Russian far east...

After a decade-long effort by the Wild Salmon Center and their partners, a new National Park on the Shantar Islands in the Russian Far East has been created. The park encompasses the entire Shantar Island archipelago -- a pristine island ecosystem encompassing over 1.2 million acres that supports a diverse range of terrestrial and marine species including pink and chum salmon populations.

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Saving the last Pacific salmon runs

At TEDxPortland, Guidho Rahr explains how pervasive farming and logging around coastal rivers threaten these salmon, and all wildlife as a consequence. Rahr urges us to join the international campaign for strongholds -- a network of protected rivers that will ensure the last great salmon runs continue forever.

Guido Rahr is the president and chief executive of the Wild Salmon Center, where he works to help protect wild salmon habitats in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia and Japan.