 鲜花( 11)  鸡蛋( 0)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2014-10-10 08:13
|
显示全部楼层
Millions of bright red sockeye are heading to Roderick Haig Brown Provincial Park to spawn
" t t, L+ c" r: {7 i+ f
8 @ H" l+ u+ C" B3 E- e4 dCBC News Posted: Oct 06, 2014 9:13 AM PT| Last Updated: Oct 07, 2014 8:52 AM PT
* O4 o; T3 A+ q, n
2 @6 Q3 g5 S; L t3 JOver 200,000 people are expected to turn out over the next three weeks to watch one of the most spectacular displays of natural beauty in the world.5 U, c# S O& i3 e
' F+ m9 Z. n8 { [1 ~* D0 o
Every four years millions of bright red sockeye salmon return to the Adams River, near Kamloops, B.C., turning the shallow water crimson with spawning fish.4 U' c, [. e; k( F
+ g5 C* A* I! q4 H7 {bc-080422-adams-river49 M# e5 ?; @: n8 ]% s. ~
The Adams River sockeye run is the largest in the world. (CBC)
' y, l) [+ r A! Y7 ^7 v
. g4 s6 g: o F3 @Usually the salmon return during the first three weeks of October with Thanksgiving being the peak weekend.9 }0 ]4 Q. ^9 y4 x$ G: E, l' T
% W2 C$ w3 c1 DJeremy Heighton, the event coordinator with the Adams River Salmon Society, says the salmon were a bit late in arriving, but they are there now.8 }7 W0 \9 ?! a
. l( X) X& }5 v, A0 zThe 2014 Salute to the Sockeye festival began Friday at Roderick Haig Brown Provincial Park north east of Kamloops.The festival runs until Oct 26.
, T* T' ?1 V, _! V x% S |
|