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

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

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.

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

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

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

A major global analysis examined the extinction threat to 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, ...

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 rivers, lakes, and other freshwater habitats face extinction, according to a new study published Wednesday in Nature. Researchers found that 24 percent of ...

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

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