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News spotlight: A quarter of freshwater species face extinction, study finds

A new study is ringing alarm bells for freshwater species, finding nearly a quarter are at risk of extinction.The study, from researchers at...

Report: One-fifth of Mekong River fish face extinction

Unsustainable development has pushed one-fifth of the fish in the Mekong River — the lifeblood of Southeast Asia — to near extinction, according...

How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast

History is unfolding in the Atlantic Ocean right now. Hurricane Melissa...

Update: What we’re learning about the world’s largest fish

Editor’s note: Indonesia’s Bird’s Head Seascape is home to a large population of whale sharks, the world’s largest fish and, until recently, largely...

What on Earth is ‘natural capital’?

Editor’s note: From “climate adaptation” to “blue carbon,” from “landscape approach” to “ecosystem services,” environmental jargon is everywhere these days. Our Conservation News...

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