Extinction threatens nearly a quarter of all freshwater species
Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth's surface, but are vital for life on this planet. New research reveals that ...
‘The Fish Thief’ Explores a Crisis in the Great Lakes Caused by the Sea Lamprey
The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and ...
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Mongabay documentary spotlights Indigenous alliance to protect Amazon headwaters
By Shanna Hanbury Mongabay’s new short documentary The Time of Water premiered Dec. 16 at the Barcelona Center for ...
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How the ‘Amazon of Europe’ Is Paying the Price of Hydropower and Poor River Management
Restoring the unique ecosystem along the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers is being hampered by controversial water management ...
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Freshwater crisis: One in four species faces extinction
Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth but support 10% of all species. Nearly a quarter of these species face ...
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Freshwater Animals Are More Fragile Than Thought, With Nearly a Quarter Threatened With Extinction, Study Finds
Species in Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone and the Western Ghats of India are particularly vulnerable to ...
Nearly a quarter of animals living in ‘fragile’ freshwater ecosystems threatened with extinction
Most species don’t have just one threat putting them at risk of extinction, but many threats acting together. View on euronews ...
Large number of freshwater animals could go extinct, new research reveals: ‘Many threats acting together’
Scientists examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ...
New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, a zoologist and study ...
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Amazon Prime Subscription: The Plan, The Price And What’s Included
Ever since an Amazon subscription became a thing back in 2005, the service from the world’s largest online retailer has grown from a modest offering to one of the most popular services that ...
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DEC announces new freshwater wetlands regulations
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on Tuesday new regulations to protect freshwater ... of these vital ecosystems, which provide ...