Shovelnose Sturgeon

Proposed Rule To List the Shovelnose Sturgeon as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance

 

To protect pallid sturgeon, an endangered species, the Service is proposing to treat the shovelnose sturgeon as a threatened species under the “Similarity of Appearances” provisions of the Endangered Species Act.  The pallid and shovelnose sturgeons are difficult to differentiate and inhabit overlapping portions of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins.  Pallid sturgeon will be protected by treating shovelnose sturgeon as a threatened species where their ranges overlap. Below is more information about the proposal.

 

News Release (September 22, 2009): Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species Act Protection for the Shovelnose Sturgeon

 

Federal Register Notice: Proposed Rule To List the Shovelnose Sturgeon as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance

 

Questions and Answers: Proposal to Treat the Shovelnose Sturgeon as a Threatened Species

 

 

Home

 

Last updated: September 22, 2009