UAndres Lopez

Ngeminyaka yabo yophando kunye nezifundo zokumaka, uLópez noZanella baye basebenzisana nabalobi, uluntu, amagosa karhulumente, kunye nabantwana besikolo kwiinzame zabo zokulondoloza, bekhulisa isiseko esibalulekileyo nesibanzi senkxaso kookrebe. Ukusukela ngo-2010, uMsion Tiburon ubandakanye abafundi abangaphezu kwama-5000 kwimisebenzi yemfundo, uqeqeshe kwibhayoloji yokrebe kunye nokuchongwa kwabasebenzi bakarhulumente abangaphezu kwama-200 abasuka kuMphathiswa wezeNdalo, abaKhuseli bonxweme kunye neZiko leSizwe lokuLoba.

Izifundo ze-Mision Tiburon zichonge iindawo zokuhlala ezibalulekileyo kookrebe kwaye zakhuthaza imilinganiselo yolondolozo yesizwe neyehlabathi, efana ne-CITES kunye nokufakwa kwe-IUCN. Umsebenzi wabo uxhaswe ngamaqabane ahlukeneyo, umzekelo I-New England Aquarium yeMarine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF), i-Conservation International, i-Rain Forest Trust, phakathi kwabanye.

ECosta Rica, ngenxa yenkxaso karhulumente kunye nokubandakanyeka koluntu, baye benza ukuphucula ulawulo lwezi zilwanyana ezisengozini. NgoMeyi ka-2018, urhulumente waseCosta Rican wabhengeza iMigxobhozo yeGolfo Dulce njengeScalloped Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary, indawo yokuqala yookrebe eCosta Rica. Ekuqaleni konyaka ka-2019, iGolfo Dulce yabhengezwa njengeHope Spot ngumbutho wamazwe ngamazwe iMission Blue, ukuxhasa indawo yokugcina abantwana kwi-hammerhead shark esengozini yokuphela. U-Andres yiNtshatsheli ye-Hope Spot kolu nyulo.