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Tiny, translucent and no longer than a finger, juvenile European eels, also known as glass eels, might not look like much.
"It's a huge annual survey." Critically endangered turtle once thought to be extinct returns to wild after a decade: 'We ...
One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those ...
One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those in marine and terrestrial systems. Reports of salmonid fish decline are ...
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened and degraded environments in the world. The way we use the land surrounding waterways can have devastating impacts on aquatic life.
One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those in marine and terrestrial systems. Reports of salmonid fish decline are ...
Qiqi, the last confirmed baiji. Roland Seitre, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Once known as the “Goddess of the Yangtze,” the Baiji dolphin was a freshwater species that inhabited China’s Yangtze ...
Few freshwater fish can match the size of the Mekong giant catfish, which can exceed 10 feet and weigh over 660 pounds. Native to the Mekong River, this gentle giant feeds on plankton rather than ...
Lumami: Nagaland University Researchers are collaborating with the local community to study and conserve indigenous Fish Species in the Dikhu River, Nagaland. This research integrates traditional ...
FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — A first-of-its-kind study has an alarming conclusion: a quarter of all freshwater fish species could go extinct because of pollution and climate change. Northern ...