CBC NorthSlims River diversion could be prompting Kluane chum salmon decline, study suggests
In 2016, the Kaskawulsh Glacier retreated and the Slims River was reduced to a trickle. The waterway was dramatically rerouted south, to the Kaskawulsh River. Since, all that water has flowed into the Alsek, emptying into the Pacific. That could be dealing a blow to Kluane chum salmon.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-kluane-slims-river-chum-salmon-9.7193117?cmp=rss
In 2016, the Kaskawulsh Glacier retreated and the Slims River was reduced to a trickle. The waterway was dramatically rerouted south, to the Kaskawulsh River. Since, all that water has flowed into the Alsek, emptying into the Pacific. That could be dealing a blow to Kluane chum salmon.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-kluane-slims-river-chum-salmon-9.7193117?cmp=rss
