But as catch quotas and efforts to target illegal fishing showed signs of working, the outlook for tuna appears to be improving. The southern bluefin also improved from "critically endangered" to "endangered" while albacore and yellowfin tuna were classified as "least concern". The world's largest living lizard is well-protected on Indonesia's Komodo island but rising sea levels due to global warming are set to shrink its habitat, the IUCN said. The IUCN also expressed concern for sharks and rays, which are faring less well than tuna. "Now we have to take that example and try to apply it to the shark industry," Hilton-Taylor said.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2021 12:22 UTC