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| Salmon trapped in Canada landslide to be airlifted to safety | Salmon trapped in Canada landslide to be airlifted to safety |
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| Thousands of Canadian salmon are going to be airlifted to safety after getting trapped by a landslide. | Thousands of Canadian salmon are going to be airlifted to safety after getting trapped by a landslide. |
| In June, officials found the rocks had blocked off a section of Fraser River in British Columbia, stopping the salmon from swimming upstream to spawn. | In June, officials found the rocks had blocked off a section of Fraser River in British Columbia, stopping the salmon from swimming upstream to spawn. |
| Rescuers have spent weeks devising a plan to fly the fish by helicopter to a spot on the other side of the rockfall. | Rescuers have spent weeks devising a plan to fly the fish by helicopter to a spot on the other side of the rockfall. |
| Conservationists warn the fish need to be able to lay their eggs, or the local salmon population will be at risk. | Conservationists warn the fish need to be able to lay their eggs, or the local salmon population will be at risk. |
| It is not known exactly how many fish are stuck, but it is believed that only 700 have managed to pass through the area affected by the rock slide without help. | It is not known exactly how many fish are stuck, but it is believed that only 700 have managed to pass through the area affected by the rock slide without help. |
| Many of Canada First Nations indigenous peoples rely on the salmon for food and ceremonial purposes. | |
| Jonathan Wilkinson, minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, said the government had been "working around the clock" to help the fish. | Jonathan Wilkinson, minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, said the government had been "working around the clock" to help the fish. |
| Officials have not said when the airlifting will begin. | Officials have not said when the airlifting will begin. |
| How will the rescue work? | How will the rescue work? |
| Crews are now constructing a holding pond for the salmon. | Crews are now constructing a holding pond for the salmon. |
| The fish will then be transferred from the pond into 780-2,700 litre tanks, before a helicopter moves them away from the landslide. | The fish will then be transferred from the pond into 780-2,700 litre tanks, before a helicopter moves them away from the landslide. |
| The water in the tanks will be oxygenated, to help keep the fish calm. | The water in the tanks will be oxygenated, to help keep the fish calm. |
| While the holding pond is being built, workers are tagging the salmon in order to track their journey afterwards. | While the holding pond is being built, workers are tagging the salmon in order to track their journey afterwards. |
| Crews have also tried to move larger rocks around to make it a bit easier for the fish to pass through themselves, as well as to remove rocks from the nearby cliff face that could prove dangerous for the people working there. | Crews have also tried to move larger rocks around to make it a bit easier for the fish to pass through themselves, as well as to remove rocks from the nearby cliff face that could prove dangerous for the people working there. |