Blog: Without federal climate action, California’s wild native fish face almost certain extinction events
California Trout is deeply concerned by the repeal of the federal endangerment finding, a decision that departs from decades of scientific consensus and raises serious implications for the health of our wild fish, rivers, communities, and climate. … Beyond impacts to human communities, best available science tells us that if current trends persist 45% of California salmonids are likely to be extinct in the next 50 years. Climate change is the major, overarching threat affecting salmonids in California. It is considered a critical or high threat for 27 of 31 species (87%) according to CalTrout’s State of the Salmonids II Report. The majority of salmonid species in California currently face, or are likely to face, extinction from climate change if present trends continue due to a lack of access to cold water and low and variable stream flows.
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