Sunflower sea stars may be voracious predators, but they also need to defend themselves. They and other sea stars have a rather nifty way of doing this - drop an arm and run!
At first glance, a muddy estuary in winter may not seem to have much going on, but peer closer and all sorts of things appear - like these mysterious footprints!
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) decided to give 9 migratory marine species greater protection. Let's take a closer look at who they are.
Marine protected areas often look to take care of species that don't move very much. Can migratory species which can travel vast distances benefit from protected areas as well?
