Lakes News

Surviving hundreds of millions of years on Earth have not saved turtles from facing extinction at human hands. A new report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Turtle…

While for days rumors have circulated around the Internet that NASA had discovered alien life, the truth may be even less expected. Instead of aliens, NASA-funded researchers have discovered a…

Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of carnivore lurking in one of the world's most endangered lakes. Durrell's vontsira (Salanoia durrelli), named in honor of the late conservationist and…

10 of the world's most threatened freshwater turtle species. More than 40 percent of the world's freshwater turtle species are threatened with extinction, according to a new assessment by Conservation…

21 percent of African freshwater plant and animal species are threatened with extinction, according to a five year assessment of 5,167 freshwater species by 200 scientists. The IUCN study cites…

Paul Rosolie leads volunteer expeditions into the Peruvian rainforest with an aim towards education and grassroots conservation. Mongabay.com's eighth in its series of interviews with 'Young Scientists'. At twenty-two Paul…

Heavily polluted and shrinking, Lake Naivasha is in dire trouble. Environmentalists say the cause is clear: flower farms. Some 60 flower farms line the entire lakeside, growing cut flowers for…

Russian police have raided the Baikal Environmental Wave organization reports the Moscow Times. Police seized several computers, citing the reason for the raid to uncover the use of unlicensed software.…

Caspian seal numbers plummet 90% Caspian seal numbers plummet 90% Morgan Erickson-Davis, mongabay.com November 12, 2008

12 fish species go extinct in lake near Istanbul 12 fish species go extinct in lake near Istanbul Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September 24, 2008 Turkey has lost twelve species of…

Deepest-ever lake dive searches for new energy sources Russians search for new energy source at bottom of Lake Baikal mongabay.com July 29, 2008 Russian scientists have reached the bottom of…

According to a report released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), several species of rare waterbirds from Cambodia's famed Tonle Sap region have staged remarkable comebacks, thanks to a…

Global warming could trigger dramatic Lake Tahoe changes within 10 years Global warming may turn Lake Tahoe murky mongabay.com March 24, 2008 Warming temperatures may cloud Lake Tahoe's legendary clear…

Extremely high levels of mercury and arsenic found in Chinese lake Extremely high levels of mercury and arsenic found in Chinese lake Dartmouth College January 10, 2008 Dartmouth researchers alarmed…

China to spend $14.4 billion clean up polluted lake China to spend $14.4 billion clean up polluted lake mongabay.com October 29, 2007 China will spend $14.4 billion to clean up…

Climate change drove human evolution Climate change drove human evolution mongabay.com September 3, 2007 Climate change appears to have been a significant driver of human evolution, report researchers writing in…

Climate change reducing Lake Tahoe's water clarity Climate change reducing Lake Tahoe's water clarity mongabay.com August 16, 2007 Lake Tahoe in Northern California is losing is characteristic water clarity due…

African Flamingo population gravely threatened by industrial development African Flamingo population gravely threatened by industrial development Wetlands International July 16, 2007 Tata Chemicals, a division of the biggest multinational industrial…

African lakes disappearing finds UN survey African lakes disappearing -- UN survey UNEP news release November 1, 2005 Nairobi, 31 October 2005 – The dramatic and, in some cases damaging…