Science & Environment

Long thought extinct, lampreys return to Oregon’s Miller Lake

By Aaron Scott (OPB) and Brandon Swanson (OPB)
Miller Lake, Ore. Oct. 28, 2020 1 p.m. Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 2:22 p.m.

Oregon poisoned the lampreys in Miller Lake in the 1950s, only to learn later they were a unique species. Now, a team of volunteers is trying to bring them back.


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