Freshwater Fish Endangered

Approximately one third of the world’s freshwater fish species face extinction, according to The International Union for Conservation of Nature, a global environmental group founded in 1948. On Tuesday, it released its annual ”Red List,” revealing which animal and plant species are threatened. Scientists found that of the 3,120 freshwater fish species studied, 1,147 are critically endangered. They say freshwater plant and animal species have been ignored too long and are in jeopardy because of pollution and land development. All together, the organization found that over a third of the world’s species could soon be extinct.