North American freshwater fishes race to extinction
North American freshwater fishes are going extinct at an alarming rate compared with other species, according to an article in the September issue of BioScience. The rate of extinctions increased noticeably after 1950, although it has leveled off in the past decade. The number of extinct species has grown by 25 percent since 1989. Source: American Institute of Biological Sciences - Discipline: Environment
North American freshwater fishes race to extinction
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