Sharks, just living their lives

For Shark Awareness Day, let’s consider things from the shark’s point of view. They may be apex predators of the oceans, but we’re the ones most responsible for reducing their populations by more than 70 percent in the past half-century. Rather than perpetuate the stereotype of sharks being dangerous, let’s think of them as they are—amazing sea creatures with hundreds of millions of years of history in their genes. We may not always want to encounter them face to face, but they deserve our respect and for the health of our oceans as whole, sharks deserve protection.
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