Amazon's biggest fish nears extinction
Amazonas State, Brazil (UPI) Aug 13, 2013 - The arapaima is the Amazon River's largest fish species. It's also one of the most imperiled, having been overfished and pushed to the brink of extinction. Officials say the giant fish is now "locally extinct" in many areas. An international team of scientists recently surveyed villages and fishing communities in the Brazilian state of Amazonas to find out more about the health of arapa ... more
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