The oceanic manta ray was uplisted from Vulnerable to Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2020.
Notes on verification
Confirmed directly by IUCN Red List assessment history and corroborated by multiple independent conservation organizations and news outlets reporting the same December 2020 uplisting.
Sources
- Oceanic Manta Ray | MarineBio (marinebio.org)
- https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/pdf/214397182 (iucnredlist.org)
- https://marinemegafauna.org/news/giant-manta-becomes-the-first-manta-ray-to-be-listed-as-an-endangered-species (marinemegafauna.org)
- https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/giant-manta-endangered-iucn/ (oceanographicmagazine.com)
- https://scubaverse.com/giant-manta-listed-as-endangered/ (scubaverse.com)
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2020/12/15/uh-oh-things-arent-looking-good-for-mantas/ (forbes.com)
- https://mantawatchnz.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IUCN-Redlist-M-birostris-2020.pdf (mantawatchnz.org)