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Article: New Hope for the Pallid Sturgeon.(resurgence of fish in Missouri River)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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The first known reproduction of the pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the Lower Missouri River in at least the last 50 years has been confirmed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, who point to the startling discovery as evidence that the fish, whose ancestors date to the days of the dinosaurs, may have a better chance at recovery than many people previously believed.
"This is wonderful," said Steve Krentz, leader of the Pallid Sturgeon Recovery Team in Bismarck, North Dakota. "Until these tiny sturgeon specimens were found, the only young pallid sturgeon we have seen were products of hatchery spawning operations."
The pallid sturgeon, ...