ALBANY, New York, June 27 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Back from the Brink: DEC Announces New Collaborative Study Estimates Population of Hudson River Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced research that estimates the population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Hudson River to be nearly 70,000 individuals, likely making it the largest populati more PR