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BANGKOK (THAILAND)- A majority of delegates at the Cites conservation meeting in Bangkok have voted to extend the protection of the threatened oceanic whitetip shark. The species have seen its numbers decline dramatically in recent years because of overfishing for fins. Historical Campaigners said the move to record and regulateContinue Reading

In: Protection & Policy

PALM BEACH (USA)- The beaches at Palm Beach, Florida, are closed for swimmers due to a phenomenon that is seen each year: the migration of thousands of sharks along the shorelines. At Midtown Beach local fishermen grabbed their chance to easily catch some big ones from the beach. Luckily, theyContinue Reading