chinook

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Federal scientists call the Sacramento River’s winter-run Chinook salmon “one of the most at-risk endangered species.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

We’re not like the Chinook salmon that seek out upriver spawning zones or feline species that go into heat each spring and summer.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

A twin-prop Chinook helicopter shatters the calm of the Dutch countryside, hovering just metres from a canal before dumping four huge sandbags into the water: welcome to Operation Cloudburst.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

“Yes. Some are federally recognized—the Suquamish, the Tulalip, the Muckleshoot. Others aren’t—the Duwamish, the Chinook, the Snohomish.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day