BBC Learning English: Video Words in the News: Sanctuary in Indonesia (26th February 2014)
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Watch our weekly news video. This week's video is: Sanctuary in Indonesia. Giants of the sea gain protection in Indonesia. Take a closer look with Video Words in the News.
Cao: A gentle giant in the waters of Indonesia . Manta rays now have government protection from the threat of fishing within the archipelagos vast ocean . Fishermen can make up to 500 for each ray caught . But studies suggest a single animal could generate up to 1 million in tourist revenue . The governments decision has been welcomed by conservationists . Manta rays are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conversation of Nature . Date: 2020-09-18
