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The Clam Declared Extinct That Came Back

Ocean Life

🇵🇭 Philippines

The Philippines' native giant clam was written off as extinct in the 1980s, until a hatchery in Palawan found survivors, spawned 132 million of them, and started planting them back on protected reefs.

132MclamsNative giant clams (Tridacna gigas) spawned for restocking
500clamsNative juvenile giant clams deployed to two Calamianes marine protected areas
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