Coho Salmon Return to California's Russian River After Decades of Absence
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced juvenile coho discovery in Russian River upper basin tributaries (Ackerman Creek) in June 2026, first natural reproduction since 1991 (35 years). This part is verified.
Claim of '30,000 coho returning' is unsupported and likely fabrication. CDFW announced juvenile discovery, not adult return numbers. Winter 2024-25 saw 'record numbers' of Coho returns to northern California generally, but no specific count of 30,000 appears in any official source. Source URL appears to be listicle/roundup format ('defiantly-optimistic-recent-wildlife-wins').
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