A total of 19 pink freshwater dolphins belonging to an extremely rare species living in the east of landlocked Bolivia have been rescued from a river covered in mud and deforestation residue ...

Mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic, and fabulously exotic, the huge variety of types of saltwater fish to pick for your aquarium will ...

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide would lack their prime source of protein without freshwater fish. Yet the lakes ...

Freshwater pearl mussels are being bred as part ... "Adult mussels are brought into the hatchery in June and settled into a fish tank in a gravel basket," said Dr Taylor. "In August the mussels ...

Oscar Schiferl, a freshman at the school, found and captured a freshwater jellyfish ... “Oscar recognized something rare and took the initiative to bring it to us so we could investigate.” ...

NEW ORLEANS— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Alabama ... The Center petitioned the agency to protect the rare mussel back in 2010. Alabama hickorynuts and other ...

The Bethany Beach firefly, a rare subspecies of firefly found in the freshwater wetlands of the Delmarva coast ... little bug ...

At first, Guillermo was catching native fish, such as the various kinds of catfish which inhabit the river. But then a giant freshwater fish arrived, known locally as paiche or Arapaima gigas ...

An Indianapolis Prize committee announced the 10 finalists for the Emerging Conservationist award, which includes $50,000 to ...

Freshwater is essential for our planet. Fresh water is vital for people and wildlife – it needs careful management because there’s not always enough to go around. Freshwater environments include ...