by Sue Palminteri, Mongabay.com Sharks are in trouble worldwide, with one study estimating that people kill up to 100 million of them each year through illegal fishing, shark finning, and bycatch. The negative public view of sharks as aggressive killers limits empathy for the ocean’s largest fish, even though only 33 of over 500 species […]
New York has first recorded shark attacks in seven decades
A New York beach has reopened this weekend after two children were bitten along the shores of Fire Island on Long Island’s south shore. A 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl were bitten within an hour of each other on Wednesday less than five miles apart from each other at Atlantique and Sailor’s Haven beaches, respectively. They were […]
Authorities confiscate live sharks living in New York pool
Seven live sandbar sharks were found living in a basement pool in Lagrangeville, New York. The one to three foot sharks were found after a search warrant was served by officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Officers also found two dead leopard sharks and a dead juvenile hammerhead during the search. “I’ve […]
