Improved Surveillance to Protect Ecuador’s Manta Populations
By Silvia Sanchez Bor, April 11, 2016 The park rangers at Isla de la Plata, a part of Ecuador’s Machalilla National Park, now have increased protection for their waters. Nicknamed “Little Galapagos” by the locals, the uninhabited island off the mainland coast is home to…
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Ecuador Busts 4 Peruvian Boats for Illegal Fishing
By Silvia Sanchez Bor, April 11, 2016 Earlier this month, Ecuadorian environmental officials intercepted four Peruvian vessels caught illegally fishing three miles outside the Santa Clara Island marine protected area, located just off the mainland coast. (Photo: Isla Santa Clara (Isla de los Muertos) via…
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Latin American Stars Team Up to Protect the Galapagos
By Silvia Sanchez Bor, January 27, 2016 Invasive species pose one of the greatest threats to the conservation of the Galapagos Islands. That’s why WildAid has teamed up with the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment and the Galapagos Biosecurity Agency on a four-month campaign to protect…
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A Manta Fishing Village’s Transformation in ‘Racing Extinction’
December 9, 2015 Text and Photos Courtesy of Shawn Heinrichs/Racing Extinction Of the handful of locations that account for the majority of manta fishers, the central Indonesian village of Lamakera is at the top and is considered the world’s largest manta fishing site. Villagers here…
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