A new study has revealed a disturbing impact of drug pollution in water bodies—cocaine and its byproducts are altering fish behavior. Researchers found that exposed fish, including salmon, become more vulnerable to predators due to impaired instincts and reactions. Even more concerning, the chemical byproducts of cocaine may be more harmful than the drug itself. The findings highlight a growing environmental issue that often goes unnoticed: how human drug use is silently affecting aquatic ecosystems.


New Study Says Cocaine Makes Fish More Vulnerable To Predators 

In a surprising turn of events, orcas in the northwestern Pacific have brought back an unusual behaviour: wearing dead salmon on their heads. This odd trend, which first emerged in the 1980s, has resurfaced nearly four decades later, baffling local researchers and wildlife enthusiasts.

Orcas bring back 80s salmon hat trend in the Pacific, four decades later

A man from Oregon is in trouble for killing around 18,000 young Chinook salmon by pouring bleach into their tank at a hatchery in Douglas County. On this, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife found the man, Joshua Heckathorn, the next day near the hatchery.

Oregon man's salmon killing spree: 18,000 fish killed, faces multi-million dollar penalty

A tanker truck overturned in Northeast Oregon on Friday. Over 100,000 live salmon were in the vehicle. Most of them reached a nearby creek and survived. On Tuesday, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife stated that a 53-foot truck carrying the fish from the state's Lookingglass Hatchery tumbled over as it went through a sharp turn.

Thousands of live salmon flapped away to a creek after truck carrying them overturned

One of the most popular fish among seafood lovers, Salmon, is getting smaller in size as per experts and that might be a result of climate change. A new study has reported that climate change can take a dangerous toll on valuable fishery, indigenous people and wildlife.

Alaska's famous fish, Salmon, getting smaller due to climate change: Study

In Canada, Salmon are being boiled alive in river water by the heatwave. Many are injured, covered in fungus, and are expected to die. WION's Palki Sharma shows you what climate change looks like.

Gravitas: Salmon boiled alive by the heatwave in Canada

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