Pictured on the left is the Nile perch, a voracious predator introduced into Lake Victoria by humans to satisfy meat demands in the 1950s. On the right, several species of endemic cichlids that ...
TIFPA isn’t mincing words: “Breaking the rules means killing parent fish. We’re on a rollercoaster to emptying the lake!” ...
The introduction of the Nile perch into Lake Victoria has had devastating and long-lasting effects on the genetic diversity of its native cichlid species, according to a new study. This artificial ...
James Omollo stares with pride across the expansive Lake Victoria and points at two fish ... cent in the last decade but the resilient Nile perch shrunk by 23 per cent. The bigger Nile Perch ...