Endangered Species Program

Sturgeon, white (Kootenai River pop.)
Acipenser transmontanus

sturgeon photo
photo provided with permission from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game


line art drawing of sturgeon
line art provided with permission by the Snake River Basin Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

In the News

See our creature feature on the Kootenai River White Sturgeon!

Check out the latest -- Read the Kootenai River White Sturgeon RECOVERY UPDATE published each fall.

This species is the subject of a Montana Wildlife species accoun served by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Last updated: January 15, 2008