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WGFD encourages anglers to avoid Salt River as whitefish die from parasite

ALPINE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has identified the reason behind a widespread fish die-off in the Salt River between the Salt River Range and the Palisades Reservoir: Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD). A Wednesday news release from WGFD stated that the disease is triggered by a microscopic parasite called Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae. […]

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