April 24, 2021 ABC News (NEW YORK) — Conservation group American Rivers has named Snake River, which passes through four Western states, the most endangered river in the country due to a series of dams that it says are threatening the existence of the river’s native salmon population. “They’ve never been closer to extinction than they are today. We’ve got to remove the four dams on the lower Snake River,” said Amy Souers Kober, an American Rivers spokesperson. The Snake River Basin is home to half of all Pacific salmon in the lower 48 states, the group wrote in a statement.