The biggest obstacles that the sugarspoon could not overcome was the turbidity (lack of water clarity) and the increased sediment in the waterways they called home, mostly from deforestation and farming along the rivers. The addition of dams and pollution brought from development along these rivers further the problem for many filter feeders. The final population of sugarspoon mussels was found in the Holston River in Tennessee. The installation of the Cherokee Dam in 1941 there sealed the fate of the sugarspoon mussel. Many surveys have been conducted since its disappearance without success. Although Jurassic Park is fiction, scientists are working on several de-extinction projects. In fact, in 2003 scientists did bring back the extinct Pyrenean ibex, a type of wild goat, for 7 minutes before it died, showing de-extinction is possible. The sugarspoon would not be a good candidate, unless a preserved specimen could be found with soft tissue. Scientists would potentially use DNA from any specimen found to bring this species back from extinction. The environment these mussels require is still a work in progress. While many laws have been passed to clean up the rivers this mussel once called home, the fact that most fresh water mussels in North America are still endangered does not bode well. Since filter feeders such as clams, oysters, and mussels are not in many of these environments in great numbers any more, human efforts are needed. It is ironic that the natural "cleaners" of the environment need the environment to be cleaned, so they could thrive again. There are programs in other waterways like the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia working to farm raise mussels and reintroduce them back into their natural habitat. If the sugarspoon mussel was brought back, could it be reestablished in its native home range?