David Deen: Shortnosed sturgeon and other threatened species

Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Deen, who is an honorary trustee and former river steward of the Connecticut River Conservancy, formerly the Connecticut River Watershed Council. He is a state representative from Westminster and the chair of the House Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Committee.
Recent research is warning that the rapid loss of wildlife in recent decades shows the sixth mass extinction in Earth’s history is underway.
In the face of this warning of the si