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In Europe, wild salmon populations are presently
found in countries having rivers draining to the Atlantic Ocean or Baltic
sea, from Spain, north through Europe and Scandinavia, to Russia’s
Pechora River. The species used to occur in Portugal and Germany, but
was driven to extinction. Restoration programs are being started in
both countries to fix the problems that caused extinction..
In North America, wild populations are found in
Maine in the USA, and north to Canada’s Atlantic provinces. Salmon
used to occur in the United States at least as far south as the Connecticut
River, but have been driven to extinction. There is a major restoration
program underway in this river.
Restoration success has been poorer than hoped.
Once a salmon population is lost, it is very hard to develop a new one.
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