Freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, a zoologist and study ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to a multitude of threats, according to new research.

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.

A quarter of freshwater animals, including fish, insects and crustaceans, are at high risk of extinction due to threats including pollution, dams and farming, according to a new study published on ...