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Saving Nemo: 1 out of 6 species that appear in Finding Nemo are threatened with extinction

Posted on December 12, 2011December 13, 2011 By David Shiffman 3 Comments on Saving Nemo: 1 out of 6 species that appear in Finding Nemo are threatened with extinction
Conservation, Popular Culture, Science

WhySharksMatter found Nemo at Disney's Living Seas Aquarium

Like most marine biology geeks, I’m a huge fan of Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Nemo”. In addition to a heartwarming story of a father trying to bring his son home to their aneme…anemeneme… amenememe… anemone,  the film showcases an enormous variety of beautiful real-life coral reef species. According to  research published today in Conservation Letters, however, we may soon only be able to see some of these animals in the movies. The paper, titled “Extinction Risk and Bottlenecks in the Conservation of Charismatic Marine Species”, concluded that many of the stars of Finding Nemo are in deep trouble.

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