Twenty-four percent of the world’s freshwater fauna faces a significant risk of extinction, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a recent study published in the scientific journal Nature.

With 4,294 of 23,496 freshwater species endangered, the study, released on Wednesday, found that biodiversity hotspots including Lake Victoria, and Lake Titicaca have the highest concentrations of endangered species.

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