Students from Pauline Johnson School’s e3 class joined conservationists for an electro-fishing survey of Brantford’s ...

Critically endangered Palawan forest turtles have returned to their natural habitats on Palawan, an island in the Philippines ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2025) A study in Ecology Letters finds “severe degradation of ecosystem functioning in the form of loss of organic matter consumption and dramatic shifts in primary ...

Native freshwater turtles have declined by up to 91 per cent in parts of the River Murray, but Indigenous rangers and conservationists are fighting to bring them back.

The film explores the diverse ecosystem of freshwater ponds, showcasing various animals and plants that inhabit these environments. It highlights easily observable creatures like muskrats, turtles ...

Greater Napanee council approved a recommendation from staff to support a grant application for the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative by way of a letter of support.

Dr Topiltzin Contreras MacBeath, a co-author of the study, says that this needs to change if we are to ensure that freshwater species have the best chance of survival. “It is essential that freshwater ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at ...

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems, however, they are in distress. A new ...

Actinobacteria are predominantly found in freshwater, not saltwater, suggesting a unique adaptation to freshwater ecosystems. Despite their small genome (1,500–1,800 genes compared to the 3,000 genes ...

Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and wetlands have crucial roles in global biogeochemical cycles and in supporting human wellbeing through a variety of ecosystem services. However ...