We are proud to announce our partnership with the Madagascar Whale Shark Project, an organisation dedicated to the protection of Whale Sharks in Madagascar. Onze samenwerking is bedoeld om walvishaaien voor de kust van Madagaskar te bestuderen via een nieuwe tagging -missie.
Wat is Madagascar Whale Shark Project?
The Madagascar Whale Shark Project is a collaborative research and conservation project created in 2016. The project has been committed for several years to protecting and studying Madagascar's whale sharks, a globally threatened species now listed as an endangered species on IUCN’s Red List. Through field research, citizen science and partnerships with local organisations, the charity also raises awareness about the importance of preserving this majestic animal and its ecosystem.
The charity works closely with tourism operators and local authorities to put in place regulations to further recognise and protect whale shark habitat. As the first project studying whale shark population in Madagasca, it also contributes to improving scientific knowledge about this species both at the regional and global scale.
Het doel van deze samenwerking:
As part of this collaboration, we funded two new tags in late 2023, which have been deployed on whale sharks off the coast of Madagascar by the field team. These tags will provide unique depth data, which will complement another ongoing study using acoustic tags, and help understand what whale sharks do when they are not in the study area. More generally, the tags will enable the Madagascar Whale Shark Project to further study the movements and migration patterns of Whale Sharks, which will greatly contribute to the implementation of regulation for their protection. We dragen graag bij aan deze tagging -missie en we hopen dat deze gegevens waardevol zullen zijn voor het behoud van deze fascinerende soort.
Sponsor actie:
Uit de inspanningen van de Clubocean -gemeenschap, met name met de release van zacht speelgoed, konden we 2 tags financieren.
It is important to support and encourage the actions of the Madagascar Whale Shark Project for the preservation of these marine animals and their habitat. Samen kunnen we een verschil maken en een betere toekomst voor walvishaaien en de mariene biodiversiteit van Madagascar garanderen; Dat is ongelooflijk rijk en biodiverse. Als je er meer over wilt weten, hier is de link naar Hun website En u kunt ze ook rechtstreeks ondersteunen door naar deze link te gaan:
www.madawhalesharks.org
Bedankt voor je hulp.
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