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Pollution causing extinction of rare fish [1]

Several varieties of fresh water fish that live on streams, oyas and rivers in Sri Lanka are in the verge of extinction due to water pollution and selling them to foreign tourists.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2011
Daily News (Sri Lanka) [2]
Tags:
Sri Lanka [3], Fish Biodiversity [4], Fish [5], Water Pollution [6], Pesticides [7], Agriculture [8]
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