Mike Baltzer

Calico damba, Paretroplus kieneri, is a small cichlid from Madagascar that is quickly becoming rare in its native home. Here a pair guards a fresh clutch of eggs. Egg coloring varies between off-white to pink

Windermere study to save declining rare fish species Arctic charr numbers in Windemere in the Lake District are falling and researchers want to know why.

Our new project with the FBA and others has hit BBC news! We are working together to investigate the status of the rare Arctic charr in Windermere:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@freshwaterbio.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

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Great to see our Arctic charr recovery project gaining traction in the press. Until Tuesday 29th April you can donate to our Green Match fundraising campaign to double your donation donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

New research finds substantial peat deposits in Colombia’s conflicted Amazon In the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the towering mountains of the Serranía del Chiribiquete harbor secrets including South America’s oldest rock art. The remote site was off-limits and poorly known…

In the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the towering mountains of the Serranía del Chiribiquete harbor secrets including South America’s oldest rock art.

Now, in the wake of a shaky peace process, the park is revealing another secret: dense peat deposits.

A photograph of one greeny fish being held up next to river and a photo of a different greeny fish against a black background.

😮TWO REDISCOVERED lost species!

1. Lipochromis microdon, a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, not formally recorded since 1985! 👇
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2. The Chel Snakehead in the Himalayas, not seen since 1933!

How's that for a bit of conservation optimism?

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It's out.

I really recommend you take a little time to read this report. These discoveries every year are so inspiring and motivating.

Beautifully presented, full of insights to the scientists and their work behind some of these discoveries, you won't regret giving yourself the time to read it.

260 new species of freshwater fish described in 2024. Images of freshwater fish. Subtitle: More species of freshwater fish are described every year, as scientists catch up with discoveries of the wonders in rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Image credits: © SHOAL: Pablo Calviño, Felipe Alonso, Lucia Rapp, Py-Daniel, Ziajun Zhou

@shoalorg.bsky.social's hotly anticipated New Species report is here!

Every year on #WorldWildlifeDay, SHOAL release a report detailing the extraordinary discoveries from the hidden underwater world of freshwater habitats.

🐟👉 shoalconservation.org/new-species-...

A card in the style of Spotify wrapped, which says "SHOAL 2024 Wrapped"

#SHOALWrapped

It's that time of year again - when we reflect our most memorable moments of the last 12 months.

Let's just say we certainly stayed busy in 2024!

Check out SHOAL Wrapped for a round-up of highlights from 2024, our most transformative year yet: shoalconservation.org/shoal-wrappe...

This critical paper is what we need to kick us more into action for freshwater species.

In 2019 we launched the SHOAL Initiative to accelerate and escalate action for threatened freshwater species across the globe. We have the clear evidence of the crisis and now is the time for MORE ACTION.

I wonder who released them and how they knew so quickly that they had been released. Other countries have reintroduced lynx by this method....

Blob-headed fish and amphibious mouse among 27 new species found in ‘thrilling’ Peru expedition Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region

Good to read in this era of #biodiversity loss. 🧪🌍 #wildlife
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The barred galaxias, a small long orange fish, underwater.

🇦🇺 Troubled waters: how to stop Australia’s freshwater fish species from going extinct: https://theconversation.com/troubled-waters-how-to-stop-australias-freshwater-fish-species-from-going-extinct-242950

The naturalist and television presenter Chris Packham, centre, leads a protest during a clean water march in central London.

ICYMI: a round-up of recent freshwater news from around the world

💧 Thousands of blue-clad protesters join London march for clean water: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/03/thousands-protesters-march-for-clean-water-london-sewage-pollution

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