site.btaSturgeons on Brink of Extinction, Warn WWF on St. Nicholas Day

On St. Nicholas Day, a holiday when Bulgarian traditionally have fish on their tables, the environmental organization WWF-Bulgaria warned that Danube sturgeons are on the brink of extinction. The last populations in the European Union that reproduce in a natural environment are located in lower reaches of the Danube river, on the border between Bulgaria and Romania, said the organization.