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Dominica creates world's first MPA focused on protecting endangered sperm whales

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale.


Nearly 300 square miles (800 square kilometers) of royal blue waters on the western side of the island nation that serve as key nursing and feeding grounds will be designated as a reserve, the government announced Monday.


https://kbindependent.org/2023/11/13/dominica-creates-worlds-first-marine-zone-for-sperm-whale/

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