Freshwater mussels are one of the most endangered groups of animals in the world — over 80 species are protected under the Endangered Species Act and >20 species have recently gone extinct. As such, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed designation of critical habitat for four species of endangered freshwater mussels. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service news release on Dec. 12 stated that ...

North America had the highest diversity and density of freshwater mussels on Earth. Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered ...

freshwater mussels. Indiana is home to 60 species of the invertebrates, several of which have declined in population and become endangered, or a "species of special concern," according to the ...

Utrup said mussel species live in “Goldilocks zones” in freshwater rivers and streams ... 21% are listed as endangered and 40% are considered threatened. This also comes as the Service ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes a critical habitat zone to protect endangered freshwater mussels ... critical for the recovery of the mussel species, but they won’t change agency ...

Nearly 24% of freshwater species are at risk of extinction, with almost 1,000 species critically endangered. Challenges include habitat loss, pollution, and insufficient data on many species.

Of these, almost 1,000 species are considered Critically Endangered, with 200 having potentially been ... but also other invertebrates such as freshwater mussels and oysters. Previous research ...

“Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater ... endangered – due to compounding threats from pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture, invasive ...

Other notable freshwater species that are threatened are the European eel, which is critically endangered, and several freshwater crustacean species in the Southeast United States, Sayer said.