FfFfFfFF 58,377 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Today, UK overseas territory Tristan da Cunha – a remote island chain in the South Atlantic – has been declared a Marine Protection Zone, safeguarding habitat for millions of seabirds, fish and mammals. Beccy Speight, the RSPB’s chief executive, said: “This is a story two decades in the making, starting with the RSPB and Government of Tristan da Cunha commencing a conservation partnership, and culminating in the creation of this globally important protected area. The new Tristan Marine Protection Zone will be the biggest no-take area in the Atlantic.” “Tristan da Cunha is a place like no other. The waters that surround this remote UK Overseas Territory are some of the richest in the world. .” An impressive 25 seabird species breed on this isolated archipelago, four of which are unique to the islands as well as being globally threatened: the Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena, Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos and Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incert, and the Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata. Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RudraCNG 15,510 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 29 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: Why is this picture so memeable? OT: So happy to read this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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