Spate of shark attacks in Australia rattles nerves
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A recent string of shark attacks across Australia has rattled swimmers’ nerves, but experts say fear not — it’s (relatively) safe to go in the water. “This is a mild...
View ArticleActivists seek freedom for a Dubai whale shark
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Environmentalists have repeated their call on the managers of a Dubai resort to release a whale shark they are holding inside a giant fish tank. Lisa Perry of the...
View ArticleSurfer injured in shark attack
SYDNEY (AP) — A surfer was seriously injured Thursday in Sydney's second shark attack in two days, police said. Shark attacks are rare off Australia's largest city, although fishermen report the number...
View ArticleReport: Shark attacks dropped in 2008
JACKSONVILLE (AP) — Shark attacks dipped to the lowest level in five years in 2008, a change that might have happened because the ailing economy kept cash-strapped vacationers away from beaches, a...
View ArticleGiant shark caught off Florida coast; angler stirs controversy
An earlier version of this article misstated the location of Boca Grande. A Florida fisherman may have set another world record when he reeled in a massive 1,000-plus pound shark at Boca Grande Pass...
View ArticleAttack victims plead for sharks’ protection
From The Associated Press: Nearly a dozen shark-attack victims — many of them badly scarred or missing limbs — pressed Congress on July 15 to protect a sea creature they'd rather not run into again....
View ArticleDead shark left in Miami street after failed sale
MIAMI (AP) — The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several fish markets. The men apparently carried the five or six-foot-long...
View ArticlePraise for shark protection legislation
From Humane Society International, something a little different: The Humane Society International applauds the Senate of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for passing a bill on Dec. 9 to...
View ArticleLeaping sharks!
A 16-foot great white shark leaps 4 feet out of the water in a sequence from the Discovery Channel's "Air Jaws: Sharks of South Africa" from 2001. (Photography by Chris Fallows) Interested in sharks?...
View ArticleShark fin ban awaits governor’s OK in California
The sale of shark fins such at those at Chung Chou City in San Francisco in August is prohibited by a bill just passed by California's legislature. It will become law when the govenor signs it. (Photo...
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