A lake sturgeon that was tagged in a Wisconsin river years ago has traveled so far down the Mississippi River that it’s taken biologists from two different states to track it. In a Facebook post on ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Like the sturgeon they snare in their nets, caviar fishermen in Mississippi River states are increasingly being targeted because of their productivity. Wildlife regulatory ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the sturgeon was tagged at least 10 years ago, and maybe as long ago as 25 years. Photo by Kaleb Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation ...

Lake sturgeon is an iconic fish species known to live a century or longer, grow to incredible sizes, yet exist at a fraction of historic populations. Now federal wildlife regulators have a coming ...

Despite the promising recovery of lake sturgeon in Wisconsin, the fish face an uncertain future due to changing weather ...

Federal wildlife officials have announced that Lake sturgeon no longer require protection under the Endangered Species Act. The decision concludes the petition from the Center of Biological Diversity ...

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their range ...

Most days, researcher Stefan Tucker, with trawls, trammel nets, trot lines and even electrofishing gear, is on his boat looking for sturgeon in the Rock River. The nearly 300-mile waterway winds ...

Wildlife officials announced the discovery of a sturgeon that traveled a record 651 miles down the Mississippi River system. A lake sturgeon with a Wisconsin tag was recently spotted at the Lock 26 ...