ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Graduate Student William Twardek Details his Research on Salmon Wildlife with CBC News
Researcher looks at why some chinook salmon don’t make it up the Whitehorse fish ladder
William Twardek, a PhD student in the Cooke Lab studying chinook salmon migration in Yukon, says there’s ample reason to be concerned about how the fish will survive a changing environment — but he’s optimistic.
“They are pretty resilient animals. They’ve been around for a long, long time and there’s been changes in the climate in the past and they’ve been able to adapt,” Twardek said.
“So hopefully they’re a flexible enough animal that they’re able to stick around in the future. But you know, it’s not going to be easy for them.”
Twardek, who studies at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ University, said the seed for his research was planted by a former supervisor who suggested looking at how well the fish ladder works.