Center for Biological Diversity: Iconic Sturgeon of Great Lakes, Mississippi River Take Step Toward Endangered Species Protection
August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it will consider Endangered Species Act protection for lake sturgeon. Today's positive finding responds to a 2018 Center for Biological Diversity petition seeking safeguards for the big fish.
The agency found listing the sturgeon as threatened or endangered may be warranted based on threats from dams and hydroelectric fa . . .
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it will consider Endangered Species Act protection for lake sturgeon. Today's positive finding responds to a 2018 Center for Biological Diversity petition seeking safeguards for the big fish.
The agency found listing the sturgeon as threatened or endangered may be warranted based on threats from dams and hydroelectric fa . . .