
Sturgeon Guarding
Clip: Season 1 Episode 27 | 7m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Some volunteers are protecting lake sturgeon from poachers looking for valuable caviar.
Lake sturgeon are some of the most interesting and distinctive fish in the Great Lakes. But their caviar is valuable and that’s led to poaching. This once-abundant species has become endangered in the Great Lakes, so some groups have taken extraordinary measures to save them.
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Sturgeon Guarding
Clip: Season 1 Episode 27 | 7m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Lake sturgeon are some of the most interesting and distinctive fish in the Great Lakes. But their caviar is valuable and that’s led to poaching. This once-abundant species has become endangered in the Great Lakes, so some groups have taken extraordinary measures to save them.
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