This comes from Scientific American. 57 species and subspecies of freshwater fish have gone extinct in the last hundred years. That number could go up to 86 by 2050.
Many of these fish were from the Great Lakes region and between pollution, overfishing and the introduction of non-native species, the extinct species' populations collapsed. Freshwater fish are especially vulnerable as they depend upon smaller bodies of water.
Isn't it really time to start thinking about how we affect our living space?
Sunday, November 18, 2012
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