Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.

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Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

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A comprehensive study of U.S. butterfly populations shows dramatic declines in most species, but Pacific Northwest ecologists ...