While there might not be as many freshwater species, Northern Arizona University researchers say it would still hurt areas like the Colorado River.

A startling 24% of freshwater animals were at risk of extinction due to compounding threats from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, climate change and other disruptions.

A detailed extinction assessment of more than 23,000 species of freshwater fauna by the International Union for Conservation of Nature identified major threats from pollution, dams, agriculture ...

Crustaceans face the highest risk at 30%, followed by freshwater fish at 26% and dragonflies at 16%. Pollution is the leading threat, affecting 54% of endangered freshwater species, followed by ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems, however ...

The animals that persist in these reduced habitats are then impacted by sewage, industrial and plastic pollution. Yet, despite the rising risk to these species, freshwater environments are ...

Freshwater species are essential for global food security, drinking water, and climate regulation, but their habitats are disappearing faster than forests due to pollution, climate change ...

Catherine Sayer, the Freshwater Biodiversity Lead at the International ... finding that some of the “prevalent” threats to them include dams, pollution, agriculture, water extraction and ...

Freshwater habitats – including rivers ... endangered or critically endangered – due to compounding threats from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive species, climate ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A significant portion of freshwater species, including fish, insects, and crustaceans, are at high risk of extinction due to pollution, dams, and farming ...

The animals that persist in these reduced habitats are then impacted by sewage, industrial and plastic pollution. Yet, despite the rising risk to these species, freshwater environments are ...

While over-harvesting has caused most freshwater animal extinctions since 1500, the report identifies agriculture and pollution, mainly from farming practices, as main threats today. About 54 per ...