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

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

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

A recent study published in the journal Nature reveals a troubling statistic: nearly 25% of the world's freshwater species ...

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

A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, ...

IUCN study in Nature reveals threats to freshwater biodiversity, with Western Ghats as a hotspot for endangered species.

THE cause of blindness in freshwater fish is frequently sought by owners of fishing waters and fish farmers. Usually the blind fish are old fish and have lost the gift of sight in one eye or both ...

A quarter of freshwater animals, including fish, insects and crustaceans, are at high risk of extinction due to threats ...

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

Hong Kong health authorities have issued a warning about the potential dangers of raw freshwater fish after 40 people contracted a deadly bacterial infection linked to the food. The Centre for ...

The reappearance of the rare fish provides an opportunity for conservation efforts.