lakes
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The lakes region Mr. Hoffman describes as “magnetic and mercurial” is home to bears, wolves, badgers, otters and a surprising variety of other creatures, yet their ways of life are being threatened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Data from the Environment Agency shows that while 15% of rivers are classed as good, fewer than 7% of lakes reached that level.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
When the pandemic hit, Bayouth found herself hooked on mudlarking YouTube videos, a practice in which people hunt for treasures on beaches, lakes and — in Bayouth’s case — England’s River Thames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
They know it crosses the Atlantic as a one-year-old fish, drifting on currents for up to three years to reach the freshwater lakes of Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
There are three ponds or small lakes in it, and apparently these are fed by springs, for they never dry up.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
