Sturgeon gets reprieve from extinction

Research institute helps species breed artificially to replenish its population

Dabry's sturgeon - an endangered species of fish in the Yangtze River - may be able to head off extinction through artificial propagation, experts said recently.

A top-level protected fish in China, the Dabry's sturgeon lost its natural ability to breed due to water pollution, overfishing and habitat loss, according to Li Zhiyuan, deputy director of the Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute of China Three Gorges Corp.