Researchers now think Michigan lake sturgeon may reach ages far beyond earlier estimates of around 150 years, according to an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite their survival through several geological time periods, many present-day sturgeon species are at threat of extinction, ...

Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had ...

While lake sturgeon have existed for over 200 million years, advocates like the Center for Biological Diversity say that the ancient fish species is nearly extinct due to overfishing, dams and ...

Lake sturgeon were already called living fossils, but new research reveals female sturgeon in some populations could survive ...

The latest addition to the Toronto Zoo is being described by the attraction as a “remarkable and misunderstood” freshwater ...

Some of the Great Lakes' biggest fish may have birthdays that predate the United States by centuries. A new study suggests female lake sturgeon can live up to about 427 years and males to 279—nearly ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Work to re-establish an ancient species of fish in local waters is showing some promising results. An effort was started in 2018 to reintroduce Lake Sturgeon to the Maumee River ...

The lake sturgeon is the Great Lakes' oldest fish, as well as its biggest. The population has seen some progress in the past few decades as conservation efforts have improved habitat and cut down on ...

Federal wildlife officials have announced that Lake sturgeon no longer require protection under the Endangered Species Act. The decision concludes the petition from the Center of Biological Diversity ...

Sturgeon, and sturgeon fishing, is having a resurgence in southern Minnesota. That includes what should be a state catch-and-release record shovelnose sturgeon, caught on Oct. 24. Trish Johnson of ...