Vast 1.8m sq km fishing-free zone would protect species, such as penguins, leopard seals and whales, and help mitigate the effects of climate changeA global campaign is being launched to turn a huge tract of the seas around the Antarctic into the world's biggest sanctuary, protecting wildlife and helping the fight against climate change.The huge 1.8m sq km reserve - five times the size of Germany - would ban all fishing in a vast area of the Weddell Sea and around the Antarctic Peninsula, safeguarding species including penguins, killer whales, leopard seals and blue whales. Continue reading...
World's biggest wildlife reserve planned for Antarctica in global campaign
13. ledna 2018 9:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian