STORY: This wooden platform at Lake Prespa in North Macedonia was once surrounded by water. But water levels here have been dropping for decades... and it now stands on dry ground. Locals say they're ...

(SOUNDBITE) (English) MICROBIOLOGIST AND ECOLOGIST, PETRA POP RISTOVA, SAYING: "Now, the situation is improved. However, we still face consequences on the ecology of the flora and fauna of the lake.

As Greece sends drones and patrols to stop illegal fishing in Lake Dojran, a unique wetland shared with North Macedonia, the local authorities in the neighbouring state seem less interested in taking ...

LAKE PRESPA, N. Macedonia, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Fisherman Vancho Vasilevski's boat frequently runs aground when he sails on Lake Prespa, one of Europe's oldest lakes and home to more than 2,000 species ...

Lake Prespa, one of Europe's oldest lakes and home to more than 2,000 species of fish, birds, mammals, and plants, is rapidly receding. The locals, who depend on the lake for their livelihoods, fear ...