Stingray Species is Probably the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish
In late November this year, I traveled to Malaysia and Indonesia to check out reports of giant freshwater stingrays being caught there. For many years, I've worked with Zeb Hogan,…
In late November this year, I traveled to Malaysia and Indonesia to check out reports of giant freshwater stingrays being caught there. For many years, I've worked with Zeb Hogan,…
A combination of drought and controversial upstream water politics is setting up Southeast Asia for potential disaster. “The tipping point” for when the Mekong can no longer sustain these changes…
Despite severe population declines elsewhere, the golden mahseer is flourishing in Bhutan -- thanks to pioneering conservation efforts and the king's protection. "Bhutan has become the last stronghold of the…
A new study warns that many of the benefits rivers provide, from water to food to flood control, are increasingly at risk thanks to dams and diversions. The benefits of…
Zeb Hogan and I recently visited Thailand and Cambodia to study fish reserves in freshwater systems. “What we’re learning is that, despite being poorly studied, freshwater fish reserves are widespread…
The promise of plentiful energy has brought major environmental risk to fish, soil, and people. “If the fish cannot adapt to the new system, they’re gone," says one fish ecologist.…