Saving South Africa’s endangered sandfish
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Once so plentiful that their annual migrations churned water into waves, the Clanwilliam sandfish – endemic to South Africa’s Western Cape – have been in rapid decline for the past few decades. Meet the conservationists helping restore this threatened freshwater species.
Breakdown
- South Africa's sandfish is the most endangered migratory freshwater fish in the country. 22s
- Invasive species, water abstraction, and habitat degradation threaten sandfish survival. 25s
- Young sandfish are rescued and raised in sanctuary dams before being released into the wild. 53s
- Tagging and monitoring allow conservationists to track fish survival and movement. 2m 37s
- The project has more than tripled the spawning sandfish population since it began. 3m 10s