Sunday 21 September 2014

Scientists say Chinese sturgeon will soon be no more

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Scientists say Chinese sturgeon will soon be no more
Beijing (UPI) Sep 16, 2014 - Chinese sturgeon are on their way out, say scientists in Asia. A recent survey, carried out by the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences and funded by China's Ministry of Agriculture, found that the 140 million-year-old species has stopped naturally reproducing. The only thing sustaining the population are artificial breeding programs, Chinese scientists confirmed. "It is the first ... more


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