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Bangladesh Takes Major Step to Protect Threatened Sharks and Rays

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(July 21, 2022) Bangladesh Is First Country to Place All Guitarfish and Wedgefishes Under Strict Legal Protection Dhaka, Bangladesh – Sept. 28, 2021 – This week the Government of Bangladesh took a major step to improve the protection of threatened sharks and rays by updating the list of species and species groups under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012. The updated list empowers the strict protection of eight genera and 23 shark and ray species, while allowing the su...

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