Center for Biological Diversity: Lake Sturgeon Will Get Endangered Species Decision in 2024
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021:
A federal court has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a determination by 2024 whether imperiled populations of lake sturgeon will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Millions of these giant, ancient fish once lived in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin, but today the population is less than 1% of historic levels.
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A federal court has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a determination by 2024 whether imperiled populations of lake sturgeon will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Millions of these giant, ancient fish once lived in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin, but today the population is less than 1% of historic levels.
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