First, they made headlines on April 22 by missing out on the national Endangered Species List (ESL). The Center for Biological Diversity says the lake sturgeon is “threatened” and has asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to place it on the ESL, even though the sturgeon is doing well in Wisconsin and elsewhere.
Hours later, the prehistoric fish made headlines when news broke of a Wisconsin lake sturgeon showing up in a research net 600 miles from home on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri. In other words, another day in the media spotlight, which often shines a airy on Wisconsin’s “dinosaur fish,” our version of charismatic megafauna.
Patrick Durkin: Show people a sturgeon and they will tell you a story
