In 1968, Montana began stocking tiny shrimp to feed kokanee salmon; after they reached Flathead Lake, the salmon collapsed and hundreds of bald eagles and bears lost a reliable food source
[ad_1] An ecosystem collapse in Montana remains a lasting lesson in how well-intentioned wildlife management can have devastating consequences. When state wildlife officials introduced a non-native, tiny crustacean into nearby lakes in 1968, the goal seemed simple. They believed stocking the opossum shrimp, Mysis diluviana, would provide an extra food source and help increase populations…