No protection for coho salmon, logging regulator decides
Reflecting industry ties, California forestry board turns down emergency salmon protection bid. Board regulates logging on private land. Coastal coho salmon numbers have plunged 73 percent since last year and may be near extinction. And: Logging and conversion of timberland have harmed coho salmon, fisheries group says (click 'See also').
McClatchy Newspapers/The Guardian (UK) 2008-08-07
Categories: Conservation, ENVIRONMENT
Index: Bill Yeates, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California Trout, Charlotte Ambrose, coho salmon, Doug Piirto, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Protection Information Center, Hearst Corporation, Lloyd Bradshaw, National Marine Fisheries Service, Sierra Club