53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction thanks to cattle farms around the Colorado River basin, which have depleted the region’s freshwater supplies to grow water-hungry feed crops like alfalfa A new study shows cattle farms are responsible for 55 percent of the water taken from the Colorado River every year … Read more
80 percent of fish sample collected from California’s San Joaquin River Delta have a permanent spinal deformity, which researchers believe was caused by farm wastewater Researchers in California’s central valley studied a collection of 1,000 minnows They found more than 80 percent of the small fish had a spinal deformity The deformity left the fish’s … Read more
A married Chinese couple were tied up, placed inside suitcases and thrown into a river while still alive in Thailand, police have said. The body of Wang Jun was found in a black suitcase floating in the Ping river in Kamphaeng Phet, central Thailand, on Tuesday afternoon. Police divers are still searching for his wife … Read more
Epic moment an enormous crocodile devours a cow floating in a river in front of shocked American tourists A fisherman from Cairns found a four-metre-long crocodile feeding on a cow Kim Andersen was guiding two Americans on a fishing trip when they spotted it He filmed the crocodile devouring the cow it found floating in … Read more
PICTURED: Seven-year-old boy killed when he was thrown from an inflatable tube while celebrating his friend’s birthday – as excruciating details about the tragedy are revealed Archie James Green was thrown onto rocks in a boating accident in Tasmania He was being towed behind a boat on a blowup tube at Prosser River on Sunday … Read more
Flood defences were finally breached in Bewdley last night after the Worcestershire town held out for days against the rising levels of the River Severn. Photographs taken at Beale’s Corner in the riverside town, which straddles the Severn north of Worcester, show flood water pouring over the top of temporary barriers erected in the wake of Storm … Read more
Residents in areas of Shropshire were urged to evacuate today as the River Severn rose to all-time high levels amid severe flooding after more than 400 tonnes of water per second rushed down towards Shrewsbury. Large parts of the county are already underwater, with many access roads closed, and things could get worse with the … Read more