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

We share the freshwater species living in Oregon’s Willamette River and describe where to find them and how they live.

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Freshwater habitats — including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs and wetlands — cover less than 1% of the planet's surface but support 10% of its animal species, said Catherine Sayer, a zoologist ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish, shrimp, damselfly and fish, are threatened of going extinct, according to a new, global study that was published on Wednesday. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the ...