The freshwater biome is home to likely millions of wonderful aquatic plants and animals, including everything from water lilies to manatees.

The most-studied freshwater animals are turtles, according to Craig Hilton-Taylor, who helped to coordinate the Red List. The figures show that they are in trouble, too.

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going extinct, according to a new, global study that was published on Wednesday.&nbs… ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like ...

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

As Catherine Sayer, Freshwater Biodiversity Lead at IUCN, points out: "Freshwater landscapes are home to 10% of all known species on Earth and key for billions of people’s safe drinking water ...

A quarter of freshwater animals threatened with extinction, finds major new study Published: January 8, 2025 12:11pm EST. Iwan Jones, Queen Mary University of London. Author.

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going extinct, according to a new, global study that was published on Wednesday. The ...

The global assessment of freshwater animals on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of ...

Earth’s early animals moved upstream not long after conquering the seas, newly discovered fossils show. Rocks near the California-Nevada border preserve traces of tiny worms that squiggled ...

Freshwater habitats face a multitude of threats, ... Invasion of exotic species can harm native animals and plants. Global warming may lead to devastating floods and droughts. 14:37.

Scientists have now quantified the global decline of big freshwater animals: From 1970 to 2012, global populations of freshwater megafauna declined by 88 percent - twice the loss of vertebrate ...