A group of environmentalists have petitioned the federal government to put West Coast Great White Sharks as an endangered species. From an L.A. Times article: The northeastern Pacific Ocean population of great whites is genetically distinct and in danger of extinction, according to the petition. Researchers have estimated that there are about 340 individuals in …
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This week, several great white sharks were spotted off the coast of Chatham, Mass., and two more near Cape Cod were swimming just 30 feet from the shore. One of the sharks was measured at 12 to 15 feet. The summer months induce a chain reaction for shark sightings: Warm ocean temperatures entice more gray …
Do these pictures make your heart beat fast? Do you feel a terror? Or, do you feel like getting a closer look? Like, it’s nothing more than a big fish? For they are just that, and gentle as well, called Basking Sharks – they are 40-foot long docile giants. Take …
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