News · 3 May 2026
Thousands of fish die in River Spey chemical spill
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Wildlife populations face years of recovery after a significant chemical spill hit a Moray burn. Thousands of fish, eels, and birds have reportedly died recently in the Knockando burn, a tributary of the River Spey, where caustic soda is thought to have seeped in. This incident has affected a two-kilometre stretch, and salmon populations might need five years for recovery.
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