Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and ...

These animals (mostly sea creatures) are the longest-living animals on Earth, and their lifespans are surprising, if not ...

Now they've managed to transform a boyhood passion into an unusual profession. Freshwater animals are under siege all over the planet, and the species-rich Southeast is no exception. At their ...

Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

Once found in tropical oceans around the world, the largetooth sawfish’s range has shrunk by an estimated 60 percent in a ...

Agricultural runoff from barnyards, feedlots, and cropland carries pollutants like manure, fertilizers, ammonia, pesticides, ...

Climate change warms waters near the poles, enabling larger migratory fish like salmon to flourish. Equatorial populations ...

The Center and its allies petitioned for protection of all five species in 2010. “Freshwater animals are at the forefront of the extinction crisis in the United States and the Endangered Species Act ...