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202623 minPGdocumentary

Dinosaur Fish

202623 minPGdocumentary

Lake Sturgeon, a species that has existed for over 130 million years, faces extinction in the Great Lakes, prompting conservation efforts in Saginaw Bay.

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Lake Sturgeon, a species that has existed for over 130 million years, faces extinction in the Great Lakes, prompting conservation efforts in Saginaw Bay.

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Jason Whalendirector

Chris Zukerdirector

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The Lake Sturgeon has existed virtually unchanged for more than 130 million years. It survived a meteor impact and outlived the dinosaurs but we’ve found out it couldn’t survive in the face of human development. With only 1% remaining in the Great Lakes, conservationists in Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay are working to bring this iconic species back from the brink of extinction.

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