Under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, there is growing recognition of the value of fresh water and the ...

Threats like habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, and unsustainable water use are pushing rivers, lakes, and wetlands ...

In half the world’s countries one or more types of freshwater ecosystems are degraded, including rivers, lakes and aquifers. River flow has significantly decreased, surface water bodies are shrinking ...

51% of all known species of fish live in freshwater - 18,075 species. And more are being discovered all the time. But few people have any idea of the unimaginable diversity that swims below the ...

Lake Tahoe’s cold water-preferring native species are maladapted to warm water. Physiological threats to native species, ...

Where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron connect, powerful water currents rush in opposite directions over an antiquated pipeline known as Line 5. Along the pipeline’s route from Wisconsin to Ontario, via ...

We also operate extensive captive breeding programs to restore endangered populations and conduct reintroduction efforts to establish species back into the wild. Smithsonian researchers study the ...

A new paper published today, led by Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, reveals how volunteers across Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan ...

Physiological threats to native species, compounded by competition ... of winter into the future condition of freshwater quality and ecosystem function are needed, as we plan for the future ...

Our freshwater fish are being driven to extinction, while riverbanks are facing massive erosion which could pose risks to ...

Global warming is reshaping ecosystems, with one of the more pressing concerns being its profound impact on aquatic environments. As water temperatures rise, fish diseases are proliferating at ...