the small freshwater fish made famous by Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, is no longer in danger of becoming endangered and has been removed from the list of "threatened" species under the ...

In Tennessee, there are currently a total ... The Barrens topminnow is a species of small freshwater fish that was listed as endangered on Oct. 21, 2019. The species currently is restricted ...

In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter made history when its newly acquired status as an endangered species helped to temporarily block construction of the Tellico Dam in ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced it's proposing protections for a rare freshwater mussel historically found in 10 states. The at-risk green floater is a small freshwater ...

Freshwater makes up less than three percent of Earth’s water supply but is home to almost half of all fish species. Puerto Rican mountain mullet reside in El Yunque National Forest. Known to the ...

Mr. and Mrs. John Latendresse (Courtesy of The Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm) The farming process involves taking a small piece of mussel shell called a “nuclei” or an “implant ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed protections for eastern hellbender salamanders under the Endangered Species Act ... bottom of most East Tennessee freshwater streams but ...

The large freshwater salamanders have ... was considered to be in North Carolina and Tennessee, the area devastated by Helene. The Endangered Species Act prohibits the “take” of species ...

Nearly 23,000 freshwater species studied are facing a multitude of threats. Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction, according to new research. A detailed ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and dragonfly ...