Chinese Sturgeon

The Chinese sturgeon, a member of the family Acipenseridae and the order Acipenseriformes, is an endangered species in China. This species has a long history, for it dates back to the same time of dinosaurs. Also, people sometimes call Chinese sturgeon living fossil because of its long history. It is also named as “national treasure”. And the sturgeon is also classified as “China’s Class One Protected Animals”.

The sturgeon is a species of fish, and a grown-up one can weigh 450 kg and measure up to 4 meters long. Every year, they will migrate more than 3200 km up the Yangtze River, which is the longest migration of any sturgeon in the world. It seems that every year they must take a tough journey for their species’ reproduction. Unfortunately, they are very sensitive to the noise on the river and vulnerable to the boat propellers. Over these years, the number of Chinese Sturgeon has decreased largely because of human’s activities. For example, overhunting and poaching.

Over these years, there are many studies on Chinese Sturgeon in China have been conducted to help people know more about them, and many actions have been taken to protect them. For example, the Chinese Sturgeon Museum was built to use some technology to help them reproduce and breed their children. But the most significant measure is that people are highly aware of the preciousness of the Chinese Surgeon and try their best to protect them. As ordinary people, we can stop killing them, and we can stop destroy their home for our own benefits.