Scotland hopes to save wild salmon by planting millions of trees next to rivers
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5VPJY)
River Dee initiative comes as rising water temperature from climate heating threatens species' survival
Millions of trees are being planted beside Scotland's remotest rivers and streams to protect wild salmon from the worst effects of climate heating.
Fisheries scientists have found rivers and burns in the Highlands and uplands are already too warm in summer for wild Atlantic salmon as they head upstream to spawn, increasing the threat to the species' survival.
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