GIANT group of endangered manta rays found

a new discovery scientific brought hope to the entire world scientific community. A group of scientists have found a new population of manta rays off the coast of Ecuador. The discovery is very important because this species was threatened with extinction. Furthermore, this is the largest population of manta rays in the world.

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Discovered group is ten times larger than the others

Since 2019, manta rays have been on the red list of endangered species. According to studies, the main factor that led them to this situation was clandestine fishing or unintentional capture by fishermen. Therefore, many efforts have been made by scientists to conserve the species.

Soon we can understand how much the discovery of the community on the coast of Ecuador can encourage the protectors of these animals, after all, the newly discovered group of manta rays is much larger than anything else found in the world. at the moment. At least the ones on record.

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There are about 22,000 of the animals that have been living hidden from human eyes for some time. Now the researchers' efforts will be to keep that community safe from anthropic action. They will also seek to better study what are the favorable conditions for the development and reproduction of the species in question.

need for protection

Although the number is a new discovery, scientists have been monitoring this area since the late 1990s. So we can see that they are, in fact, very sensitive to any sudden movement. They rarely manage to survive when there are significant changes in their habitat.

This is precisely why it is so important for park keepers to understand the factors that help the region of Isla de La Plata, in Ecuador, to keep so many manta rays in perfect condition. In the study published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series, it is stated that the differentiating factor must be the climate, but other environmental conditions will be monitored for a better dimension of what happens in this area that seems so favorable.