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Queen conch dying out in the Bahamas despite marine parks

Source
Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2018-02-16

It’s hard to adequately describe the importance of conch to the Bahamas. Conchs are ingrained in the culture; there are conch festivals, conch homecomings and conch-cracking competitions. On the Bahamian coat of arms, a queen conch takes pride of place, sitting right at the top.

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https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/queen-conch-dying-out-in-the-bahamas-despite-marine-parks/