University of Washington scientists have been working for years to build a plan to grow the sea stars in a lab and release them in the wild, hoping to save them.
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. —
University of Washington scientists continue to take steps toward replenishing the sea star population, a species that was wiped out along the West Coast more than a decade ago.
The scientists spent years growing sunflower sea stars in a lab and then released them into the wild. Now, one year into observations of the lab-grown sea stars in the wild, the scientists say progress is being made for the long-term plan.
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