Fish

Conservation experts urge for better representation for migratory freshwater fish species on the world’s stage.

The Indianapolis Zoo has selected the ten finalists in the running for its $1 million Saving Species Challenge.

Focus is on the need to restore these important ecosystems since 35% of the world’s wetlands have disappeared in the last 50 years!

“I WANT ONE!” When we see a cute or cool animal on TV or in a movie, we often have an instinctive reaction of wanting one in our own homes.

The Socotra archipelago has an unusually high number of endemic species – those that are found nowhere else in the world.

Of the 27 described species of sturgeon, 26 are now at risk of extinction. The 27th, the Chinese Paddlefish, is classified as Extinct.

It’s far more horrifying to consider a future without these and other essential species with unearned reputations for being scary.