Madagascar, Zanzibar unveil sweeping protections for sharks and rays amid extinction crisis

Madagascar, Zanzibar unveil sweeping protections for sharks and rays amid extinction crisis

Madagascar and Zanzibar are implementing broad new safeguards for sharks and rays, extending a years-long conservation trend in East Africa, the countries announced in a news release. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) says the urgency is high, with sharks and rays among the vertebrates facing the most rapid extinction pressures worldwide. What happened? New shark and ray protections were announced by Madagascar and Zanzibar at an Our Ocean…