中华鲟是被列入世界自然保护联盟(IUCN)濒危物种红色名录中的珍稀水生生物,其物种保护级别为极危(CR),仅次于灭绝(EX)和野外灭绝(EW)。这一残酷事实告诉我们,若不加强保护,这一物种也极有可能像远古时代的恐龙、猛犸一样,成为只能观瞻的标本。近年来,在中国三峡集团中华鲟研究所里,杜合军博士带领的物种保护学科组未雨绸缪,用 The Chinese sturgeon is a rare aquatic organism listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as CR (Critically Endangered), second only to Ex. Extinction (EW) and Wild Extinction (EW). This brutal fact tells us that unless the protection is strengthened, it is quite possible that this species will become as observant as the dinosaurs and mammoths in ancient times. In recent years, in the China Three Gorges Corporation sturgeon Institute, Dr. Du He Jun led the Species Conservation Section to take precautions, with