Experts sound alarm over major threat to one-fifth of major rivers fish

Experts sound alarm over major threat to one-fifth of major rivers fish

By Robert English

Source: thecooldown

3/30/2024

As much as one-fifth of fish species in the Mekong River face extinction as a result of unsustainable developments, including hydropower.
What's happening?

In a report published by the World Wildlife Fund, one-fifth of the fish species in the Mekong River — a 3,000-mile river that stretches from Tibet to the South China Sea — are at risk of extinction.

"The biggest threat right now, and a threat that's still potentially gaining momentum, is hydropower development," said fish biologist Zeb Hogan.

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