Unique and Critically Endangered Bowmouth Guitarfish Pups Find Refuge at Shedd Aquarium
September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Shedd Aquarium issued the following news release:
Shedd Aquarium's Wild Reef Exhibit is now home to three young critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish pups (Rhina ancylostoma). The pups were born in Taiwan last summer after the mother was inadvertently caught in a fishing net. The arrival of these pups demonstrates the mounting pressures facing our ocean and will allow Shedd and partners to contribute more directly to the conservation of this s . . .
Shedd Aquarium's Wild Reef Exhibit is now home to three young critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish pups (Rhina ancylostoma). The pups were born in Taiwan last summer after the mother was inadvertently caught in a fishing net. The arrival of these pups demonstrates the mounting pressures facing our ocean and will allow Shedd and partners to contribute more directly to the conservation of this s . . .