Spawning Sturgeon Fish: The Feel-Good Story You Didn't Know You Needed

Lake sturgeon are doing their thing by making babies in Minnesota.

Wildlife professionals are celebrating the first verified spawning in theRed River Basinin more than a hundred years.

TheUS Fish and Wildlife Service tweeted a threadon Friday in honor of the “feel good conservation story.”

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resourcesshared a video this week of the sturgeon spawningunderway.

You are watching the first verified lake sturgeon spawning event in the Red River Basin in over 100 years!

It took more than just stocking the fish into waterways.

In a Facebook post this week, the Minnesota DNR asked wildlife viewers to be respectful of the fish.

“It is unlawful to target or disturb spawning lake sturgeon,” the agency said.

Here’s to a better next 100 years for the lake sturgeon of the Red River Basin.