Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

As East Africa’s Migratory Fish Vanish, a Food Security Crisis Surfaces

By Kizito Makoye
By the time the auction begins at Nangurukuru fish market in Tanzania’s southern Lindi region, the crisis is already visible. Wooden canoes that once returned from the Rufiji River with heavy catches now bring only a fraction of what they used to. Traders scan for the long-whiskered catfish that once defined the market but find none.

One in Four Migratory Species Under Threat, But Conservation Efforts Can Reap Rewards

By Umar Manzoor Shah
Global wildlife is facing a deepening crisis as the latest United Nations assessment warns that nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline due to human activity, habitat destruction, and climate change.
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