Conservationists push for protected area to safeguard Shackleton's Endurance wreck from climate change and exploration threats
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Karen McVeigh
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Summary
Conservationists are concerned that climate change and increased accessibility to the Weddell Sea could threaten the wreck of Shackleton's Endurance, which was discovered in 2022 largely intact after being crushed by ice in 1915. As warming temperatures reduce pack ice, exploration vessels may more easily reach the site, and new species could colonize the wooden wreck. Conservationists are pushing to establish the region's first underwater protected area to safeguard the historic ship and its surrounding ecosystem.
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