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The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in
Canada says bull trout populations in the are threatened in the Saskatchewan
and Nelson rivers due to habitat deterioration and reduced habitat
connectivity. Photograph by: Herald Files/Postmedia News
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Bull trout, official Alberta fish species, slides into 'at-risk' status
By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald December 4, 2012
Not only is it Alberta’s provincial fish, but the bull trout is found in every major watershed of the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies.
It has also experienced significant population declines throughout the province.
Read more here
Alberta Wilderness Association conservation specialist Carolyn Campbell on signficiance of the 'at risk' designation for Alberta bull trout.
CBC Radio, Alberta@Noon, Dec 04 2012, Interview
Listen here (from 17:01 to 23:45)
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