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CNN reports that a remote portion of Indonesia’s Sesayap River in North Kalimantan may harbor the world’s last viable population of the critically endangered Ganges shark, prompting a conservation push that includes establishing ISRA protections, addressing bycatch risks from fishing gear, and exploring area-based protections and community incentives to safeguard the species.
As the ocean warms, mesothermic predators like great white sharks and certain tuna must burn more energy to stay warm, forcing them to relocate to cooler waters and cope with dwindling prey; sensor data show that a one-ton warm-bodied shark may struggle to stay in water above about 62.6°F (17°C), highlighting overheating risk alongside ongoing threats from overfishing and bycatch.
Efforts to save South Africa's threatened albatrosses focus on reducing bycatch from long-line fishing through the use of bird scaring lines, which have significantly decreased seabird deaths and support both conservation and local community employment.