The sturgeon is an ancient and iconic species of fish. Long and bony, with a body covered in armored plates known as scutes, the sturgeon has been called a “living fossil” with evolutionary roots ...
WEST ALTON, Mo. — A fish that once thrived for 150 million years was driven to the "brink of extinction." It's undergoing a slow, but sure, comeback. "Lake sturgeon were declared endangered in the ...
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) The latest effort to save North America's largest freshwater fish from extinction begins this week when water is spilled over Montana's Libby Dam to encourage the ancient fish to ...
Lake sturgeon from Wisconsin have been stocked for the last 25 years in rivers in Georgia and Tennessee in an effort to restore the population in the southern portion of the species' range.
Michigan wildlife managers, along with their counterparts in Wisconsin, are proposing to add a catch and immediate release season for lake sturgeon on the Menominee River. The Michigan DNR is also ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Despite producing thousands of eggs at a time, sturgeon populations are down to about 1% of their historic population levels. Scientists are ...
(WLUK) -- Sturgeon originating from Wisconsin are thriving in Georgia's Coosa River as part of an initiative to revive the population. Lake sturgeon were once abundant in Georgia’s Coosa River before ...
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Kennebec River in Maine's capital city of Augusta is known for its population of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. The fish sometimes leap completely from the water, as at least ...
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