A new global study reveals that nearly one in four freshwater animal species is at high risk of extinction, scientists warn.

While much research has focused on the striking differences in biodiversity between tropical and temperate regions, another, equally dramatic, pattern has gone largely unstudied: the differences in ...

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and The Wilds in Ohio released more than 100 rare hellbender salamanders into Ohio rivers in the ...

About four out of 10 freshwater fish species in North America are in peril, according to a major study by U.S., Canadian and Mexican scientists. And the number of subspecies of fish populations in ...

Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognized for its astounding biodiversity. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

A first database has been compiled of the frog and freshwater fish species on hundreds of Australian islands. Australia needs to urgently prioritize state and national conservation policies, according ...

The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect two declining freshwater fish species in Oregon and California under the Endangered Species Act.

About four out of 10 freshwater fish species in North America are in peril, according to a major study by U.S., Canadian and Mexican scientists. On the Web: Read the article in the journal Fisheries ...