California’s Chinook salmon haven’t been able to reach the McCloud River since 1942.
Caleen Sisk, chief and spiritual leader of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, visits the McCloud River in January.
“We’re asking that the river receive these eggs,” Sisk said. “And we’ve put down that song so that they have a fighting chance.” As Sisk carried a cupful to the tank, she said she was “talking to the eggs about their ancestors,” the salmon that swam there long ago. The idea is that by moving some eggs to cooler waters, they will have better odds of surviving this summer.
The Winnemem Wintu Tribe is taking part in the effort along with officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The tribe also wants to use salmon that once lived in the Sacramento River but were transplanted to New Zealand more than a century ago. The salmon have been thriving in mountain rivers in New Zealand, and the Winnemem Wintu sayUntil recently, Sisk said she would oppose bringing hatchery-raised fish to the McCloud River. But she said the winter-run eggs are now “in dire need” of improved conditions, “otherwise they’re going to disappear.
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