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  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_054302_92S.jpg
  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_110417_51.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101544_67.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101131_98.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_055430_33.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_050844_02US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_045543_04US.jpg
  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_104322_98.jpg
  • Food for the youngest starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_103613_93.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101552_74.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_025940_72.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_045107_70US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_035821_12US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aqaurium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_034017_06US.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033322_67US.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033220_60US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031107_60.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031524_84S-EVL.jpg
  • The mouth of a young starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_102718_65.jpg
  • Barbels of a young sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_102714_59.jpg
  • The face of a young starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_102015_20.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101729_03US.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101703_90.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101553_78.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101247_18US.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101121_85US.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_100737_28.jpg
  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_034145_33.jpg
  • A feeding machine disposing pellets to sturgeons at a sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_033456_16US.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_025815_62US.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_025659_51.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_085401_50US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_084044_26US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_084038_23US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_083845_08US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_083811_03.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_054104_75US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_052049_58.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_045711_15US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_044952_63US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_044951_62US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033710_87aUS.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031736_99US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031607_87.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_030905_38US.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_025653_89.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_025612_84.jpg
  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_034311_54.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_084822_43US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_082757_56US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_054855_15US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_053704_54US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_050616_88US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aqaurium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). DIGITALLY CLEANED. It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, RomaniaHeavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
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  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
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  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • The mouth of a young starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Saiga Females saiga (Saiga tatarica) in the steppe near Cherniye Zemly (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia
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  • Larger dams on a sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons but also belugas and russian sturgeons. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Larger dams on a sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons but also belugas and russian sturgeons. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Slavonian Syrmian Cattle in the meadows between Krapje and Drenov Bok. A critically endangered native Croatian cattle: About 150-170 individual survive (2007 census).  Lonjsko Polje Nature Park. Ramsar Site. Sisack-Moslavina county. Slavonia region. Posavina area. June 2009. Croatia.<br />
Elio della Ferrera / Wild Wonders of Europe
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  • Turopolje piglets in a Slavonian oak (=Common oak - Quercus robur) and ash (Fraxinus sp.) forest in a retention basin of the Sava river. Turopolje pig is one of the oldest European race of pigs and is a critically endangered auttochthonous Croatian pig breeds: About 170-200 individual survive (2007 census). Near Mužilovčica village. Lonjsko Polje Nature Park. Ramsar Site. Sisack-Moslavina county. Slavonia region. Posavina area. June 2009. Croatia.<br />
Elio della Ferrera / Wild Wonders of Europe
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  • Slavonian Syrmian Cattle in the meadows between Krapje and Drenov Bok. A critically endangered native Croatian cattle: About 150-170 individual survive (2007 census).  Lonjsko Polje Nature Park. Ramsar Site. Sisack-Moslavina county. Slavonia region. Posavina area. June 2009. Croatia.<br />
Elio della Ferrera / Wild Wonders of Europe
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  • Slavonian Syrmian Cattle in the meadows between Krapje and Drenov Bok. A critically endangered native Croatian cattle: About 150-170 individual survive (2007 census).  Lonjsko Polje Nature Park. Ramsar Site. Sisack-Moslavina county. Slavonia region. Posavina area. June 2009. Croatia.<br />
Elio della Ferrera / Wild Wonders of Europe
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