So, in my first months of office I signed a public lands bill -- that many of you worked on -- that designated two million acres of wilderness, over 1, 000 miles of wild and scenic rivers and three national parks. (Applause.) I'm very proud of that.

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This is no way to prevent flooding and protect our woodlands, rivers and special wild places.

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Jasper town is nestled in the middle of the national park, where icy glaciers tumble down towering rocky peaks and melt to form wild, white water-choked rivers that cut through pine-filled valleys.

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In efforts to maintain the current conservation plan, Gov. Angus King and state officials contend that there are no longer any 'wild' salmon left in Maine's rivers.

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In terms of tourism, Scottish lochs and rivers support one of the largest wild salmon populations in Europe with rod catches reaching almost 90, 000 last year, the sixth highest year on record.

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By the 1980s, the native wild sturgeon in the estuary's Dordogne and Garonne rivers was near extinction and a fishing ban was imposed.

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In the wild giant otters are found in remote areas within some freshwater lakes, rivers, creeks, and reservoirs of tropical South America.

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The Scottish government hopes the bill will ensure that both wild and farmed fish continue to be managed properly without harming fishing on the country's rivers and lochs.

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The rivers too, which fan out from the base of the valley, are home to plenty of wild salmon.

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