In a bold move reverberating through the waves of New Caledonia, a Noumea court has put a stop to the controversial practice of shark culling. This decision came after a string of shark attacks last year, including one that tragically claimed the life of an Australian tourist. But the court, in a judgment released on December 28, […]
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Shark Kills Teenage Boy at Popular Tourist Beach
A shark has killed a teenage boy at a popular tourist hotspot in South Australia. His body was recovered from the water near Ethel Beach, about a 180-mile drive from Adelaide, on December 28, according to reports. Police were notified of a shark attack in the Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, on the Yorke Peninsula, at […]
These Ex-Shark Fishermen Now Teaches Kids Environmental Conservation
In a remarkable transformation, ex-shark fishermen on Indonesia’s Lombok Island are now pioneering environmental protectors, thanks to The Dorsal Effect. Spearheaded by shark conservationist Kathy Xu and local fisherman Suhardi, this eco-enterprise is changing the game in marine conservation. Source: Sky TV/YouTube Turning the Tide: From Hunting to Conserving Suhardi, a former shark fisherman, and […]
The ex-shark fishermen teaching schoolkids how to protect the environment
LOMBOK, Indonesia — Suhardi, 43, glides across a technicolor coral garden. Freediving down to the seafloor, he scoops up a handful of sand that he sprinkles over the reef. The reef becomes a blur of color as reef fish scurry from all four corners to see what delicacies can be found among the falling grains. […]
Mom has leg bitten off by shark and bleeds to death after saving 5-year-old daughter
A young mother swimming off the coast of Mexico was killed while saving her 5-year-old daughter from a shark, which bit off the woman’s leg, causing her to bleed out on the beach. A distressing video was shared on social media over the weekend, showing the shark attack victim sprawled out on the sand in […]
Shark Bites Woman’s Head, Schoolchildren Flee Water
A shark bit a female diver on the head off a South Australia beach, causing schoolchildren to flee the bloodied waters in terror. The woman, 32, had been diving near a reef at around 1:20 pm near the Port Noarlunga Jetty, to the south of Adelaide, when the shark attacked, the South Australia Ambulance Service […]
Whale With ‘Bite Marks’ Found Alive on Beach
A whale has been found washed up on a California beach, covered in shark bite marks. The whale, thought to possibly be a northern right whale dolphin, was found on Sunday evening on Sunset Beach in Los Angeles’s Huntington Beach region. The discovery of the injured whale has led the beach to be closed for […]
‘Great White Shark’ Victim’s Family Give Statement After Bitten Board Found
The family of a surfer believed to have been killed by a great white shark have issued a statement, two days after the tragedy took place. On October 31 at 10:20 a.m. local time, Tod Gendle, 55, was attacked while surfing at Granites Beach, near Streaky Bay in South Australia, west of Adelaide. The search […]