General Article Sharks will soon have their own ‘superhighway’ in the Pacific Ocean

Topic Selected: Endangered & Extinct Species Book Volume: 402

A vast marine reserve is to be created in the Pacific Ocean, providing a protected ‘superhighway’ for hammerhead sharks, leatherback turtles and other endangered marine life.

The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR) is a joint conservation initiative between four Latin American countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. Unveiled at COP26 last week, it will see the nations link up and increase the size of their protected territorial waters, providing what they say will be ...

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