Wooden Spears Against a Coral-Killing Menace
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Cook Islands Fight Starfish Coral
In the Cook Islands, divers are taking on a coral-eating threat: the crown-of-thorns starfish. Armed only with wooden spears, they defend fragile reefs already strained by climate change. As the invasive species spreads rapidly, their hands-on fight has become vital to saving what remains.