Fish Fry: Study Says Climate Change Means Tough Going For Western Trout

ThinkProgress: Changing water temperatures and stream flows combined with drought and increasing wildfires from global warming are creating a bleak outlook for trout in the western U.S., according to a new study. "Despite the best intentions, we will not be able to preserve all populations of native trout in the Rocky Mountains this century," concludes a paper that has been published in the December issue of the journal Fisheries. The study looked at five river basins in the West and was conducted by the U.S....

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