Captain Obvious
06-01-2015, 02:00 PM
Chloe - what the hell are you people doing up there?
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/06/01/410593098/as-caviar-prices-skyrocket-sturgeon-poachers-invade-pacific-northwest
There's no good reason for a live, 8-foot sturgeon to be tied by the tail and tethered to the shore of the Columbia River, in the Pacific Northwest.
But this is how poachers steal the giant fish: They keep the sturgeon alive and hidden underwater while they look for black-market buyers.
Wildlife officers say the high value of caviar is driving poachers to these inventive tactics. They've also found sturgeon carcasses floating in the river — their bellies slit open after poachers harvested their eggs.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/06/01/410593098/as-caviar-prices-skyrocket-sturgeon-poachers-invade-pacific-northwest
There's no good reason for a live, 8-foot sturgeon to be tied by the tail and tethered to the shore of the Columbia River, in the Pacific Northwest.
But this is how poachers steal the giant fish: They keep the sturgeon alive and hidden underwater while they look for black-market buyers.
Wildlife officers say the high value of caviar is driving poachers to these inventive tactics. They've also found sturgeon carcasses floating in the river — their bellies slit open after poachers harvested their eggs.