In Depth: UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections

Good News Network uses this report to examine UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections. 132 representatives from world governments recently adopted a sweeping set of conservation measures aimed at protecting migratory species and their habitats worldwide. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species took place in.

132 representatives from world governments recently adopted a sweeping set of conservation measures aimed at protecting migratory species and their habitats worldwide. Among the animals that were listed in the treaty’s appendices include two species of hammerheads, the thresher shark, two species of migratory Amazonian fish, the jaguar, striped hyena, giant river otter, snowy owl, manta rays, and Hudsonian godwit.

Expanded protections for striped hyena, snowy owls, giant otters, great hammerhead sharks, and many more, demonstrate that nations can act when the science is clear, said CMS Executive Secretary Amy Fraenkel. Our duty now is to close the distance between what we’ve agreed and what happens on the ground for these animals.

A variety of sharks, dolphins, and rays, along with the Eurasian lynx and chimpanzee had new Concerted Actions approved on their behalf. We protect species that may never remain within our borders.

The report closes by linking the event to broader consequences.