Lake sturgeon, once endangered in Missouri, are showing signs

Lake sturgeon, once endangered in Missouri, are showing signs

By Britny Cordera

Source: kcur

5/3/2023

Credit: Britny Cordera / St. Louis Public Radio

Missouri’s endangered prehistoric fish is making a comeback. This is the second year in a row lake sturgeon spawning has been seen at the Maple Island Access in West Alton.

A prehistoric fish that nearly went extinct in the St. Louis region more than 100 years ago is spawning in the Mississippi River at Audubon Center at Riverlands for a second year in a row.

Mississippi River

Sturgeon, Lake

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