Around a third of freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction. Through photography, South African biologist Jeremy Shelton hopes to inspire conservation of these ecosystems.
Often unassuming and cloaked in dull shades of brown or gray, freshwater fish have long been overlooked when it comes to conservation. It's come at a cost, with as many as a third of global populations in danger of extinction and 80 species already extinct, according to the 2021 WWF report"The World's Forgotten Fishes."
This is having an impact on both nature and humans. Freshwater fish provide food for 200 million people and livelihoods for 60 million, the report says -- and we depend on river ecosystems for water, sanitation and power."Rivers are the arteries of our planet," says South African freshwater conservation biologist and photographer Jeremy Shelton.
The untold story of South Africa's rivers 03:48Shelton, a researcher at the Freshwater Research Centre in South Africa, became enchanted by river ecosystems as a child, when he splashed about in a small stream behind his family home. But realizing that others were less enthralled by the murky depths, he later picked up his camera, aiming to showcase the rich diversity of freshwater life, and warn of its fragility.
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