Swiss native fish in troubled waters
More than half of Switzerland's native fish species are threatened with extinction or are already extinct within the country's waters, a new assessment showed Wednesday.
More than half of Switzerland's native fish species are threatened with extinction or are already extinct within the country's waters, a new assessment showed Wednesday.
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Ecology
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Ecology
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Ecology
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Ecology
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Plants & Animals
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