Quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction, conservationists warn
Quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction, conservationists warn - A major global analysis examined the extinction threat to 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs,
A quarter of freshwater animals threatened with extinction, finds major new study
A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, freshwaters support more than 10% of all known species, including about a third of vertebrates and half of fishes, while covering less than 1% of the surface of the Earth.
One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish, dragonfly, damselfly, crab, crayfish and shrimp species are at high risk of extinction,
New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction
New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction
Quarter of freshwater species face extinction risk, research finds
Fish, shrimps and crabs threatened by pollution and land use changes, study involving over 1,000 scientists concludes
Study documents extinction threats to world's freshwater species
Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many ...
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