Leonardo DiCaprio has praised Chester Zoo for its work helping to reintroduce a near-extinct species of fish to its native habitat in Mexico
After numbers plummeted, in 2014 scientists from Michoacan University and fishkeepers from the Goodied Working Group helped restore the water and remove any harmful species that could threaten the fish living there.
Before they were let go, they were tagged so they can be monitored for five years to see how the population increases.The team from University of Michoacan weighing golden skiffas. Pic: Manfred Meiners "By supporting freshwater conservation in Mexico and the ecosystems where the fish live, we're not only protecting biodiversity and the wellbeing of freshwater environments, but also the people and communities that live alongside them."
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