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In this photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an overwintering Chinook salmon is seen Friday, March 2, 2018.

Sacramento River winter run salmon face worst year ever

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Salmon spawning in the Sacramento River in the Redding area are experiencing the lowest survival rate on record this year. According to data from the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, about 149,000 young wintering chinook salmon passed from Redding to Red Bluff this year on their annual trek to the Pacific …

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Sacramento County's only wildlife rehabilitation center closed by regulators after staff leave

Sacramento County’s only wildlife rehabilitation center closed by regulators after staff leave

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State wildlife officials have temporarily closed Sacramento County’s only wildlife rehabilitation center for treating thousands of sick and injured animals a year after most of its staff walked off the job. Wednesday. Department of Fish and Wildlife officials hung signs Wednesday evening at the entrance to the Wildlife Care Association in McClellan Park instructing people …

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