Efforts to reintroduce a massive fish to Ohio waterways — one that can grow up to 8 feet long and weigh over 300 pounds — continue. In 2025, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said thousands ...

COLUMBUS – Reintroduction efforts for state-endangered lake sturgeon expanded to the Cuyahoga, Sandusky, and Scioto rivers in 2025, according to t (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. As part of a large, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Saturday will be a big day for a once-thriving resident of Lake Erie. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping ...

Reintroduction efforts for state-endangered lake sturgeon expanded to the Cuyahoga, Sandusky and Scioto rivers in 2025. As part of a large, regional partnership, the 6- to 8-inch-long juvenile ...

FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that 1,000 eight-inch lake sturgeon have been released into Cattaraugus Creek. The fish release ...

COLUMBUS — Reintroduction efforts for state-endangered lake sturgeon expanded to the Cuyahoga, Sandusky and Scioto rivers in 2025, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division ...

For a state that at one time was known for rivers that caught fire, Ohio has made tremendous strides in cleaning up its waterways. More good news came last week from the state Department of Natural ...

Stefan Lovgren reports on how efforts to save the lake sturgeon are hampered by climate change. This article was first published with Inside Climate News. Lovgren works with the University of Nevada, ...

Ecologists celebrated the release of thousands of palm-sized lake sturgeon into the Maumee River in 2018, kicking off an ambitious two-decade plan to re-establish the ancient species in the waters it ...