Freshwater ecosystems face immediate threats

“Across the globe, freshwater wildlife populations have declined 81 per cent over the past four decades. That’s more than twice the population decline for land-based or ocean wildlife.”

Elizabeth Hendriks’ article on WWF-Canada’s blog about the threats facing freshwater ecosystems also includes a link to the WWF’s Living Planet Report 2016 Hub.

http://blog.wwf.ca/blog/2016/10/26/freshwater-ecosystems-face-immediate-threats/