A recent survey done by the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, shows that the wild Chinese sturgeon is at risk of extinction.

Researchers began keeping records of the sturgeon 32 years ago, but recently they discovered the 140 million-year-old species has stopped naturally reproducing.

The only thing sustaining the population are artificial breeding programs, scientists confirmed.

The Yangtze River was intersected with dams so Chinese sturgeon couldn't embark on 2,000-mile migrations upriver.

Statistics from the report says more than 10,000 Chinese sturgeons were detected in 1970, but by 2007, only 300 were left.

As of today, the number likely sits at less than 100. With natural reproduction ceased, the species will soon be gone.

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