KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Video captured a Chinook salmon successfully summiting the fish ladder at an upper Klamath River dam this week, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife — the first known instance since the removal of four lower dams last year .

The video comes from Keno Dam, located just southwest of Klamath Falls. Salmon were previously spotted on the Keno Dam fish ladders last year, but this is the first time one's been spotted passing the dam. The camera was installed just the day before.

Oregon wildlife officials are taking the sighting as a good sign, as most of the salmon spawning habitat in the Klamath basin north of California is above the Keno Dam, Link River Dam and Upper Klamath Lake.

“Salmon are again reminding us of their resiliency as they return to

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