{"id":30421,"date":"2019-04-19T10:02:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T09:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=30421"},"modified":"2019-04-17T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T09:04:59","slug":"koktuli-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/koktuli-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Koktuli Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the heart of the Alaskan Pebble Mine controversy, the Koktuli River winds its way through the Alaskan bushland from its source at Frying Pan Lake to Bristol Bay. Known for the salmon that return to the region each year in epic proportions to spawn and die, disrupting the landscape vital to this eco-system would devastate the fishery, its industry and peripheral wildlife tourism industries as well. 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