One quarter of the world’s freshwater fish are in danger of extinction

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Experts estimate that nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of extinction due to global warming, overfishing and pollution. writes about this Guard.

Species at risk range from the toothy robber of Lake Turkana in Kenya to the giant Mekong catfish in Southeast Asia.

Almost a fifth of all threatened freshwater species are affected by climate change, which includes falling water levels, changing seasons and the movement of seawater into rivers. 14,898 freshwater fish species were examined and 3,086 of them were determined to be endangered.

Marine biologists before named the main threat to corals as well as to the climate. Australian biologists from the University of Sydney stated that the biggest threat to corals with global warming is young spiny starfish.

Previously bird in New Jersey fell He fished on the wires and “turned off” the electricity of 2 thousand citizens.

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