'Some 24% of freshwater species could soon vanish from Earth'

ALMOST a quarter of the world's freshwater creatures are at a high risk of extinction, scientists found. Out of 23,496 species studied, some 24% are very likely to die out, they warned.

- By Emily Beament

Crabs, crayfish and shrimps are most at risk with 30% of species under threat, followed by 26% of freshwater fish species and 16% of dragonflies and damselflies. Pollution is negatively affecting more than 50% of the creatures on the International Union fo