Species in Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone and the Western Ghats of India are particularly vulnerable to ...

Scientists examined around 23,500 species of dragonflies, fish, crabs and other animals that depend exclusively on freshwater ...

These species are threatened by compounding risks from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, ...

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

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

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