Endemic fish wiped out in Brazilian Amazon hydroelectric dam area, study finds

Mongabay
Feb 24, 2025, 10:00 pm154 pts
The presence of the Balbina hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon led to the local extinction of several endemic fish species in the Uatumã River, according to research from the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and its partners. Thirty-five years after the dam’s construction, the study…

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