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An agreement with bite: Welcoming new protections for sharks

By Andrew Rogan

Published December 9, 2022 11:00am ET

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An agreement with bite: Welcoming new protections for sharks — Visitors watch sharks and other fish swimming in the main tank at the Oceanarium in Lisbon, Monday, June 27, 2022. From June 27 to July 1, the United Nations is holding its Oceans Conference in Lisbon expecting to bring fresh momentum for efforts to find an international agreement on protecting the world's oceans. | (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

Last month, governments around the world met at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species summit. Their mission? To advance protections for the most endangered animals and plants on the planet. With more than 1 million species currently threatened with extinction, there is much work to be done.

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