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

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

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

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

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

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

The freshwater regions of the Western Ghats and the Himalayas in India were assessed during the study that lasted over a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Fish, shrimps and crabs threatened by pollution and land use changes, study involving over 1,000 scientists concludes ...