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"Tanker Crash Sends Thousands of Live Salmon into Wrong Oregon Waterway"

A truck carrying 102,000 spring Chinook smolts crashed, spilling about 77,000 of the threatened salmon into the wrong creek in Oregon. The accident occurred as the truck failed to navigate a sharp bend, releasing the majority of its cargo into Lookingglass Creek instead of the intended Imnaha River. The spill represents a significant loss for efforts to replenish depleted salmon populations, with wildlife officials expecting a decrease in adult fish returning in the coming years. The Nez Percé Tribe assisted in the cleanup, and the impact of the accident on future salmon populations is being assessed.