Rural communities in South Sumatra, an Indonesian province that’s two-fifths wetlands, have long relied on catching freshwater fish as a source of livelihood. The region is renowned for its variety of ...

Climates are changing in wetland ecosystems around the world. A research collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey and Clayton State University examined the impact of historical land use on ...

On Tuesday, the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) officially began to reconnect the Mississippi River with the Maurepas Swamp, a degraded and submerged swamp forest directly ...

In Cameroon, abandoned mining pits are filling to become dangerous artificial lakes, claiming hundreds of lives and threatening animal species. “Of all the deaths recorded at abandoned mining sites, ...

Explore the world's largest freshwater swamp, the Pantanal. In southwestern Brazil, the Pantanal, the world's largest freshwater swamp is home to a startling variety of wildlife, especially birds and ...

A stretch of more than 45,000 acres of swampland between New Orleans and Baton Rouge has been slowly dying, killing off ...

Chicago, a city built on the shores, indeed the wetlands, of Lake Michigan, is no stranger to the importance of fresh water. However, it’s easy to mistake the lake’s vastness for abundance, forgetting ...

The vampire crabs were found on the fruit of palm plants in a freshwater swamp forest in Thailand, researchers said. Ng, P., Yeesin, P. and Promdam, R. via Tropical Natural History While exploring a ...

The red-swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, has negatively impact the flora and fauna of freshwater ecosystems around the world, including those in Japan. In a new study now, researchers dive deep to ...

A plan to divert water from the Mississippi River to revitalize the Maurepas Swamp will have the dual benefit of helping pay for a major levee project under construction nearby thanks to the ...

Researchers found an “elusive” species at Nee Soon Swamp Forest, the first such sighting of the animal in Singapore, a study says. Photo from Singapore's National Parks Board Lurking beneath the ...