Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published October 10, 2012.
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Hundreds of species in the Southeast Asian region of ‘Indo-Burma’ are under threat of extinction from pollution, dam construction and climate change, according to a study released by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The four-year investigation involved more than 70 different scientists and specialists and focused on freshwater fish species, mollusks and crabs -- key food sources for millions of people in the region. It also marked the first ever detailed survey of some parts of the Mekong River. FSRN's Ron Corben has more.
