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logo 11/27/2024 3:31:15 PM     
Oregon seeks $27M for dam repair it says resulted in mass death of Pacific lamprey fish 
By Claire Rush US Source: The Associated Press 10/6/2023
Claire Rush
Credit: James V. McCarthy via AP
Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what they’ve described as one of the largest damages claims for illegal killing of wildlife in state history.
 

In a claim filed in Douglas County Circuit Court on Friday, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said that recent repairs to Winchester Dam in the southern part of the state resulted in the death of at least 550,000 juvenile Pacific lamprey, an eel-like fish key to local ecosystems and of cultural significance to many Native American tribes in the region. The fish is also listed as a protected species in Oregon.

 
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