Andrew19h ago
Glyn Moody
‘There’s biological treasure here’: Chile’s endemic seals gain protection with new marine park - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/23/chile-seals-colony-gain-protection-new-marine-park-juan-fernandez-archipelago-wildlife amazing success: from just 20 fur seals to 200,000 #kudos to #chile
‘There’s biological treasure here’: Chile’s endemic seals gain protection with new marine park

Sixty years after the discovery of a colony of Juan Fernández fur seals, previously thought to be extinct, a landmark agreement extends ‘no take’ zone around the wildlife-rich archipelago

The Guardian
Mar 23 at 2:52pmWeb
Show threadAquaClaire3d ago

@glynmoody Wonderful stories here about Sylvia Earle, the Juan Fernández islanders, and the efforts of conservationists over the decades. And video of #SylviaEarle with the seals!

#JuanFernandez #NoTakeZone #FurSeal #MarineProtectedArea #Chile #ocean #sealife #biodiversity

Show threadGlyn Moody2d ago
@AquaClaire indeed
Show threadAndrew19h ago

@glynmoody

“If every country could do what Chile has, the world would be able to effectively protect far more than 30% of the ocean by 2030.”

https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/one-million-square-kilometres-of-ocean-gains-full-protection-in-chile/

One million square kilometres of ocean gains full protection in Chile - Oceanographic

Chile expands full protection across 946,571km² of ocean around the Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks.

Oceanographic
Show threadGlyn Moody17h ago
@dcbikeguy thanks