ATV riders are driving through fragile Atlantic salmon habitat in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, according to a conservation group that's working in the Fales River to protect the endangered species. ATV users driving through Atlantic salmon spawning habitat in the Annapolis Valley CBC News Nova Scotia 0:26 A local conservation group says a small number of ATV users are riding through a river that's important spawning habitat for Atlantic salmon (Credit: Clean Annapolis River Project). An Atlantic salmon parr is found in the Fales River in the spring of 2020. (Clean Annapolis River Project)CBC News has reached out to the Department of Environment for comment. Information Morning - NS 9:42 Conservation group says ATVers are riding through Atlantic salmon spawning habitat Staff and volunteers with the Clean Annapolis River Project, who work to restore habitat for the endangered Atlantic salmon, say ATVers are putting important spawning habitat in jeopardy.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2021 18:22 UTC