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🔬 Science
July 23, 2026 at 03:42 PM
Hunter-Gatherers Brought Trout to a Norwegian Mountain Lake 7,000 Years Ago, the Earliest Known Example of Humans Translocating Fish
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Researchers discovered that hunter-gatherers introduced trout to a Norwegian mountain lake 7,000 years ago, marking the earliest known instance of human fish translocation.
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