Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth but support 10% of all species. Nearly a quarter of these species face ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction.

Freshwater ecosystems across the world are in distress. As scientists better comprehend the extent to which lakes, ponds, ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, ...

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

The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% ...

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many ...

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

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 ...

Nearly one in four freshwater species is at risk of extinction, according to the latest Red List analysis from the ...

New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with ...

Almost a quarter of all the world's freshwater animals are threatened with extinction. That's according to a new report by ...