Swimming with manta rays could help save them

We are excited to expand our research and conservation work with manta rays, the world's largest rays, in several new locations to fill data gaps in distribution, populations, and behavior and better promote their conservation. These amazingly smart oceanic travelers further possess the largest brain to body ratio of any elasmobranch, and yet are highly vulnerable to exploitation due to their only producing one young (pup) after a year's gestation, often with a reproductive pause of several year

This endangered giant manta ray was captured off the coast of Florida to be shipped to SeaWorld Abu Dhabi—under the false label of “conservation.” But taking animals from the wild is not conservation. It’s exploitation. 🚫 Giant manta rays are highly intelligent, wide-ranging animals who travel vast distances through the open ocean. No tank can replicate the freedom or complexity of their natural habitat. 🌊 📍Real conservation protects animals in the wild—safeguarding their ecosystems and addre