Hammerhead to Thresher Sharks Fall Under Wider Conservation Net
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Hammerhead, thresher and silky are among the 21 sharks and rays added to a list of species that more than 100 governments are trying to protect, according to conservation officials.
Measures to conserve those species were approved yesterday in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, by members of The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Bradnee Chambers, the convention’s executive secretary, said in an e-mailed response to questions.