Manta Alert -- Dynamiting In Tanzania
February 20, 2006 @ 12:37 PM (EST)
Source: The Manta Network
Manta Point, off the coast of Tanzania, was one of several areas frequented by manta rays. Since the local fishermen have been illegally using dynamite to fish, the mantas have been killed, eaten or chased off. This has forced The Manta Network to cancel the five 10-day manta research trips...
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