Rewilding our ocean's threatened sharks and rays, starting with the StAR Project (Stegostoma tigrinum Augmentation and Recovery) 🦈
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16 Mar 2023
We're on @NatGeoMag - check out the story! 👇
Our first #zebrashark pups have finally been RELEASED INTO THE WILD! Kathlyn & Charlie have returned to the ocean - a huge milestone for our vision of recovering this threatened species in #RajaAmpat. 🦈
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23 Oct 2025
We’re proud of our growing global network of dedicated aquarium breeders powering this world-first shark rewilding effort! 🦈
Hear more from Leah Neal (Chair of the StAR Project Husbandry Working Group) in our latest update! 👀
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20 Oct 2025
The fate of Maya, Ginger & Similan… 👀✨
Spoiler alert: it’s a GREAT one! 🙌
Our very first leopard sharks have been released into Thailand’s waters — marking the exciting beginning of StAR Project Thailand’s mission to restore the country’s declining leopard shark population!
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16 Oct 2025
🦈 History made in Thai waters! 🇹🇭
For the first time ever, Indo-Pacific leopard sharks (Stegostoma tigrinum) have been successfully released in Thai waters — marking a historic milestone for StAR Project Thailand.
FULL PRESS RELEASE here: reshark.org/press-releases/s… 🔗
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2 Oct 2025
Meet May, our Project Manager for StAR Project Thailand 🇹🇭
She shares how the project grew from the Spot The Leopard Shark citizen science project, inspired by the success of StAR Project Indonesia in Raja Ampat — working toward the restoration of leopard sharks in Thailand 🦈
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2 Oct 2025
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall — a true pioneer in conservation whose vision has inspired generations.
Let’s carry her spirit forward. May her wisdom continue guiding our mission to give nature a chance as we restore sharks and rays to the wild.
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1 Oct 2025
The recent leopard shark “love triangle” discovery by Dr. Hugo Lassauce and his team just got a hilarious twist on @colbertlateshow! 🦈🤣
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30 Sep 2025
Introducing our VERY FIRST children’s book: Ma’ya of Raja Ampat: A ReShark Story 🦈📖
Check out these amazing moments captured by our friends at Raja Ampat SEA Centre and Child Aid Papua, with the kids diving into a shark conservation story worth sharing! 🌊
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22 Sep 2025
📍 Nouméa, New Caledonia 🇳🇨
For the first time in the wild, scientists have documented group copulation in the Endangered Indo-Pacific leopard shark (Stegostoma tigrinum).
🔗 Read more here: theguardian.com/environment/…
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19 Sep 2025
👉 Register TODAY via the @SharksInt2026 website (si2026.org/registration-form), and be sure to tick the box ✅ to register your interest in our workshop during sign-up!
📅 3 May 2026 (Sat)
⏱️ Full Day Workshop
📍 Colombo, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
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17 Sep 2025
Throwback to an incredible day in Raja Ampat, where our StAR Project Indonesia team released Erin, Matilda, Lisa, and Alice from the RARCC nursery into the wild! 🦈
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10 Sep 2025
DYK we have a newsletter? The latest issue of The ReSharker is out now, packed with exciting updates! 🦈
Read in FULL here: reshark.org/newsletter 🔗
Subscribe at bit.ly/reshark-signup to get it delivered straight to your inbox! 📥
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8 Sep 2025
Earlier this month, Erin, Matilda, Lisa, and Alice (born and raised at our RARCC nursery) were successfully released into the Dampier Strait!
This was part of StAR Project Indonesia’s continued mission to re-establish a healthy population of leopard sharks in Raja Ampat! 🦈🩵
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28 Aug 2025
Always a joy to welcome our friends from Child Aid Papua at our RARCC nursery! 🌊✨
These frequent visits are a special part of our outreach program with schools in Raja Ampat, where the kids also collect and donate buckets of snails and clams to help feed the sharks! 🍽 🐚
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8 Aug 2025
Not every day a released pup returns of her own accord, showing up at our nursery doorstep for a ‘voluntary’ health check! 🦈✨
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2 Aug 2025
Dr. Paolo Martelli from Ocean Park Hong Kong recently visited PMBC to share his expertise with local veterinary and aquarist teams.
As part of the StAR Project Thailand, he conducted hands-on training on how to safely tag the leopard sharks in preparation for their release.
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21 Jul 2025
While global demand for shark fin is declining, stingray landings are rising fast! 🚨
Dr. Mark Erdmann warns that many stingray species cannot be harvested sustainably & should not be on the menu.
🔗 More on @straits_times: straitstimes.com/singapore/e…
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21 Jul 2025
From boosting bamboo shark populations in Khao Lak to reintroducing endangered leopard sharks off Phuket through the StAR Project, conservationists are rewilding sharks in Thailand’s waters! 🇹🇭🦈
🔗 Read more on Mongabay: news.mongabay.com/2025/07/co…
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21 Jul 2025
Meet our incredible shark aquarists at StAR Project Thailand — not only are they experts in caring for endangered leopard sharks, they’re also skilled swimmers who can recognize each individual shark by sight (and personality)! 🦈🇹🇭
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