A Quarter of Freshwater Fish Are at Risk of Extinction

A Quarter of Freshwater Fish Are at Risk of Extinction

Source: nytimes

12/11/2023

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A global update from the leading authority on the status of species shows that climate change is compounding other threats to plants and animals.

A quarter of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of extinction, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the animals by the world’s leading scientific authority on the status of species.

Matane River

Salmon, Atlantic

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