New research revealed 24% of freshwater animals are vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered and at risk of extinction (with some considered extinct in the wild). Researchers examined 23,496 ...
Over 40 percent of extant large freshwater animals (megafauna), including carp, salmonids, crocodilians, turtles, beavers, and hippopotamuses, have ...
WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...
Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth's surface, but are vital for life on this planet. New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...
A giant 300-kg freshwater stingray discovered in Cambodia’s Mekong River has become the largest freshwater fish ever recorded ...
Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth’s surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems, however, they are in distress. A new study ...
New research revealed 24% of freshwater animals are vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered and at risk of extinction ...
FILE - Lily pads rest on the surface of St. Moritz Pond, at the Blue Hills Reservation, in Quincy, Mass., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of ...