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Ukraine | Destruction of dam threatens PAs along Dnipro River; Russia, Ukraine trade blame

Writer's picture: Dave Harmon, PW editorDave Harmon, PW editor

Flooding from the destroyed Kakhovka dam poses a threat to a diverse array of wildlife and ecosystems that call its network of estuaries, wetlands and marshes home.


Experts on Tuesday were still waiting to understand the scale of the disaster, with the flooding expected to intensify as the waters from the Kakhovka reservoir continue to flow. But they expressed concern about the potential for industrial pollution and the flooding of nearby nature conservation areas.


https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/06/world/russia-ukraine-news#the-deluge-of-water-could-threaten-the-dnipro-rivers-wildlife-and-ecosystems

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