00:01With the flat, round body of a ray and the dorsal and tail fins of a shark,
00:06this critically endangered species is aptly named the shark ray,
00:10and this one is the first in the Pacific to be reintroduced to the wild.
00:15It's also the first time Taiwan has been involved in a collaborative effort to restore the fish's population.
00:21This juvenile, or pup, was born at an aquarium in Singapore to an adult female from eastern Taiwan.
00:28And now it's to be released in the same waters its mother came from.
00:32The population of shark rays is believed to have dropped by 80% over the past 45 years,
00:54and it was declared critically endangered in 2019.
00:56It's often caught by fissures, both accidentally and on purpose,
01:02and faces habitat loss in the tropical coastal waters where it lives.
01:06By tagging this pup, researchers hope to learn more about the species' life cycle and habits.
01:11The species' population is more and more.
01:14The majority of the species are related to the species' life cycle, especially the species' life cycle.
01:21The species' life cycle has to be reduced to reduce the species' life cycle.
01:29The species' life cycle has to reduce the species' life cycle.
01:34Now, with one more shark ray in the waters around Taiwan,
01:38conservationists say this release represents the power of cross-border collaboration
01:43and is just the beginning of their efforts to save this threatened species.
01:47Luffy Lee and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.
01:49Luffy Lee and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.
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01:51The species' life cycle leap of disadvantage.
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