Wildlife cops say the high value of black market caviar is driving poachers to target giant sturgeon in the Columbia River, putting the whole population of these fish at risk.

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Written, Produced & Narrated by Cassandra Profita
Photography by Collin Golden & Jordan Bentz
Edited by Jordan Bentz
Additional photography by Katie Campbell, WA Department of Fish & Wildlife, and Oregon State Police
Animation by MacGregor Campbell & John Rosman
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Special Thanks to WA Department of Fish & Wildlife, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission