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- | Newly discovered Amazon fish species is named after ‘The Lord of the Rings’ villain for its odd pattern | + | Pacific Indigenous leaders have a new plan to protect whales. Treat them as people |
- | Thousands of fish species — about 2,500 of them named — call the Amazon River home, but scientists estimate nearly half of the marine creatures lurking in the massive stretch of water remain undiscovered. | + | For Māori conservationist Mere Takoko, “losing one whale is like losing an ancestor.” The animals “taught our people about navigation across |
- | While studying piranhas and pacus in an effort to better assess vital fish biodiversity in the 4,000-mile-long (6,400-kilometer-long) river, an international team of researchers has found and identified | + | The environmental activist from the small town of Rangitukia, on New Zealand’s east coast, is spearheading |
- | Besides its odd pearly whites, the newfound species has striking orange and black markings — including a bold vertical black bar stretching across its flank — that the researchers say resemble the fiery eye symbol for the villain Sauron from J.R.R. Tolkien’s | + | The document is part of a multi-pronged effort to safeguard whales, which also includes quantifying their monetary value as carbon-depleting |
- | “Me and the coauthors thought (the name) would be a nice idea — it really looks like the Sauron’s eye,” said study coauthor Victória Pereira, a graduate student in biology at the University of Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil. The researchers hoped the pop culture reference would draw attention | + | While the declaration is non-binding |
- | The eye-catching fish is not the only animal named for Tolkien’s Dark Lord. A genus of butterflies was found in May 2023 with spots that looked like eyes on its wings, reminding researchers | + | “Our mokopuna (grandchildren) deserve an ocean brimming with life, where the melodies |