Wildlife Trade Regulations Provide a Success Story for Manta Rays

Wildlife Conservation Society
Feb 24, 2020 · 4 min read

By Hollie Booth | February 24, 2020

Manta rays are protected in Indonesia. Photo credit: Hollie Booth/WCS.

Humans exploit and trade wildlife across the globe — for food, clothing, decorations, furniture, medicine and status symbols. However, for all too many species, this represents a major threat to their survival. Slow-growing, economically-valuable species, such as tigers, rhinos and large sharks and rays, are highly…

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