Silky sharks are one of the most widely sold species in the international fin trade. A Mongabay Latam investigation revealed that in 2021 shark fin exports from Ecuador tripled compared to the average of the previous eight years and that the fins of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) were among the most popular. These results match […]
Cynthia Barzuna is the Director of Ocean Action 2030, a voluntary coalition dedicated to supporting countries in their aim of building a sustainable ocean economy through the development and implementation of Sustainable Ocean Plans.
As roads, railways and other forms of human infrastructure have developed, wild animals have been progressively cut off from their normal migratory routes. An estimated 29 million mammals are killed on roads each year in Europe alone. As Justin O’Riain, behavioral ecologist at the University of Cape Town, tells OZY: “Animals take the risk and pay the price.” One solution that’s catching on? So-called “green bridges” or “ecoducts” which are effectively wildlife corridors that can help direct animals over or under freeways, avoiding gruesome deaths. The idea now faces its biggest test literally with the largest and most expensive green bridge in the world under construction on Route 101 in California.