https://archive.md/2Ol1l
"A new organization with partners in 15 countries—including 44 aquariums—is
raising endangered zebra sharks in captivity and aims to release 500 of them in
Indonesia to try bringing back a self-sustaining wild population that has been
teetering on extinction.
This is a global first. While scientists often reintroduce rare captive animals
on land—think California condors or giant pandas in China—nothing quite like
this has ever been tried with sharks, which are disappearing around the world
at an alarming clip.
But some of the top shark scientists in the world believe this effort has a
shot at working. And zebra sharks may be just the beginning. This new group,
calling itself ReShark, is already assessing plans to apply the same approach
to other shark species in different parts of the world.
“It’s such a milestone,” said Nesha Ichida, an Indonesian marine scientist
helping manage this work for ReShark. “This is such a hopeful, momentous
moment.”"
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-heart-united-states-democracy-uruguay-nature-rights-ecuador/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
