Pallid Sturgeon

Sarah Peper, Missouri Department of Conservation Fisheries Management Biologist, downloads fish tracking data

Missouri scientists eavesdrop on an ancient river giant to prevent its extinction

Shahla Farzan

Lake sturgeon are ancient creatures that have survived cataclysmic events over millions of years. But scientists worry they might not survive us.

Tim Schroeder holds a hatchery-raised pallid sturgeon bound for the Missouri River. The species, which can grow up to six feet long and weigh 100 pounds, was once common in the Missouri River.

Health, Science, Environment

Farmers Sue For Flood Damages Over Attempts To Protect An Endangered Missouri River Fish

Christina Stella

Farmers along the Missouri River won a mass action federal lawsuit last December against the Army Corps of Engineers for land damages they say are...

Health, Science, Environment

Pallid Sturgeon Released Into Missouri River In Effort To Save The Endangered Species

Shahla Farzan

Tim Schroeder is a little bleary-eyed.He left South Dakota before sunrise and drove 10 hours straight to Missouri — with a few hundred endangered fish in…

Government, Politics & Issues

Farmers and environmentalists at odds over plans to dump sediment into Missouri River

Marshall Griffin

Farmers and environmentalists faced off at a hearing today in Jefferson City over a water project on the Missouri River west of Boonville.The U.S. Army…

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Government, Politics & Issues

Corps tweaks Missouri River plan after flooding

Marshall Griffin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it’s changing its short-term approach to managing water levels on the Missouri River, following…

Government, Politics & Issues

Pallid sturgeon the object of ire for Nixon, Koster

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2009 - With the GOP-controlled Legislature now out of session, two of the state's top…