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January 9, 2008 | 12:00 a.m. CST
In an effort to tame the mighty Missouri River, the Army Corps of Engineers has created a channelized and almost unrecognizable shell of the river's former self. While this protects farmers’ crops, the pallid sturgeon evolved over millions of years to live in a radically different environment. These notched dikes, seen from above, are part of the Corps’ effort to create habitat suitable for the pallid sturgeon and the creatures the fish feeds on.
