Cover Image: Aerial view of Isla de Lobos, Uruguay. Credit: Jikatu. Author: Christy Keating The sanctuary, years in the making, will protect dozens of species and combat the effects of overfishing. On a tiny island five miles south of Uruguay’s southernmost point, a lighthouse soars nearly 200feet into the air. Its light has been keeping sailors safe since 1858, warning passing ships against the rocky shallows that surround the island. And now, for the first time, those waters themselves ar...
