A study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that 16 species of sharks and related fish that inhabit Mexican waters are threatened with extinction in the wild. The two most serious cases in Mexico are the scalloped hammerhead shark and the great hammerhead shark, which are classified as endangered and facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, according to the study by the IUCN’s Shark Specialist Group. The study looked at sharks and related species such as skates and rays, collectively known as Chondrichthyans, in waters from Canada as far south as the Caribbean coasts of Colombia and Venezuela. Its authors found that 23 species altogether were threatened throughout the region, in both Pacific and Atlantic waters... [Log in to read more]
