Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark:
Conservationists have initiated Thailand’s first rewilding effort with the release of a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark into the waters off Maiton Island
- Indo-Pacific leopard sharks are also called zebra sharks.
- Their names come from their distinctive patterning, which changes over time.
- These are slow-swimming reef sharks whose bodies have either a spotted or striped pattern depending on their age.
- Habitat: Found in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific usually in the coastal waters.
- Conservation Status:IUCN: Endangered
