One of Europe's largest lakes is the site of controversy as the Montenegro Resort Company begins work on a 600-guest resort amid a tourism boom. According to the Guardian, conservationists in and ...

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2013 shows a view of the Scutari Lake in Montenegro. The Scutari Lake, also called Lake Skadar, lies on the Montenegro-Albania border. It is the largest lake in the Balkan ...

The Skadar Lake system at the border of Montenegro and Albania is a well-known hotspot of freshwater biodiversity and harbors a highly diverse mollusc fauna. As in many of the Balkan lakes, the ...

For a place that many people have barely heard of, this beautiful body of water has enough names. Depending where you come from, it could be Shkodra, Shkodër or Scutari, but to most visitors it’s ...

Banned in Montenegro but beloved in Albania, traditional ‘daljani', or fish weirs, are being blamed for a dramatic fall in fish stocks in Lake Skadar. Dzelal Hodzic fondly remembers the biggest catch ...

Lake Shkoder -- the largest lake in the Balkans and surely one of the most beautiful -- has faced a variety of environmental threats over the past decade on both its Albanian and Montenegrin sides.

Dam projects planned in Montenegro will likely harm Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans and a protected wetland site that is home to crucial bird and fish habitats, according to a study by ...

Illegal fishers in the environmentally endangered Lake Skadar are seen as the likely culprits behind Thursday night’s arson attack on the home of a well-known activist battling to keep poachers at bay ...