Planet Earth - Rivers - Lakes

Cover Story: Threats to Freshwater Wildlife From river dolphins to sturgeon, human activity is choking river life. Learn how we're working to stop that.		You can help protect rivers, lakes and all of planet earth when you join The Nature Conservancy today. Take a Quiz Could you catch a Monkeyface with your bare hands? Take our quiz test your knowledge of the world’s rivers and lakes.

The Great Lakes They're home to a wide array of species and habitats...and millions of people. Discover how our Great Lakes program is protecting these unique resources.

Protecting the World’s Rivers From Africa's Zambezi to China's Yangtze, the Conservancy's Great Rivers Partnership is working to preserve the planet's largest rivers.

Your Guide to the Wild

Learn about the animals that depend on healthy rivers and lakes—from crocodiles and caiman to sturgeon and paddlefish.

Send a Free Ecard

Share your love of the world’s rivers and lakes with your friends and family by sending a free ecard today!

Get Involved

You can explore new places, receive email you want, and build your own personalized nature page when you join the Conservancy's online community.

Planet Earth can't help but make freshwater. Find out how the water cycle provides water to drink, sculpts mountains and supports unusual creatures.

Images (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Wil Meinderts/Minden Pictures (Northern pike); © Discovery Communications, Inc. (Video); © Scott Warren (Brazil's Pantanal); © Mark Godfrey (Lake Superior); © Ron Geatz (Yangtze River); © Andrew Davis Tucker (Sturgeon); © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Frog); © Discovery Communications, Inc.(Cougar)