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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Acalypha parvula Hook. f.
Species Database Acalypha parvula Hook. f.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tectona grandis L. f.
Pelayo Salinas de León/CDF
Silky Shark Tagging Study Reveals Gaps in Marine Protected Areas

Satellite tagging reveals that silky sharks spend nearly half their time outside Eastern Tropical Pacific marine reserves, exposing them to intense industrial fishing. Tracking 40 sharks from Galápagos, researchers uncover critical gaps in MPA networks and call for expanded protections to better safeguard this vulnerable, wide-ranging species in the region.

Joshua Vela
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Rashid Cruz/CDF
Doña Pili's Legacy

26 Years of Commitment and Wisdom at the CDF

Mimus parvulus Gould, 1837
Species Database Mimus parvulus Gould, 1837
Pelayo Salinas de León/CDF
Silky shark's record-breaking migration of more than 27,000 km on the Tropical Eastern Pacific sheds light on urgent conservation need

Silky shark's record-breaking migration of more than 27,000 km on the Tropical Eastern Pacific sheds light on urgent conservation need

Pelayo Salinas de León/CDF
Silky shark's record-breaking migration of more than 27,000 km on the Tropical Eastern Pacific sheds light on urgent conservation need

Silky shark's record-breaking migration of more than 27,000 km on the Tropical Eastern Pacific sheds light on urgent conservation need

Carlos Espinosa/CDF