Nearly 23,000 freshwater species studied are facing a multitude of threats. Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed ...

Human activity disrupting migrations. Many salmonid species are anadromous, meaning they migrate from freshwater to the sea and return to freshwater to complete their life cycle.

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 ...

Freshwater habitats – including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs and wetlands – cover less than 1% of the planet’s surface, but support 10% of its animal species, said Catherine Sayer, a ...

Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — Nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed extinction assessment ...

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.

Since 1500, at least 89 freshwater species have been confirmed extinct, with another 178 suspected of disappearing. Since 1970, 35 percent of wetlands have been lost, a rate three times faster ...

Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet’s surface, but support 10% of its animal species — including dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals. Skip to content All Sections ...

One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened ... with many populations and species listed as threatened or ... Habitat loss, over-exploitation, river regulation, pollution, and climate ...

While around 10% of all species depend on freshwater, the study was particularly concerned with four groups that are intimately linked to it – the decapods, odonates, molluscs and fishes. Decapods are ...