Todaynis billed as a day to work on “Conservation you can sink your teethninto”!
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Thenpeople at Whale Times and the Shark Research Institute want you tonknow that sharks are far less man-eaters than they are victims ofnhumans. Did you know that people kill around 100 million sharks everynsingle year? That means more than 11,000 per hour! Many of thesensharks are killed just for their fins!
Thenpeople at Whale Times and the Shark Research Institute want you tonknow that sharks are far less man-eaters than they are victims ofnhumans. Did you know that people kill around 100 million sharks everynsingle year? That means more than 11,000 per hour! Many of thesensharks are killed just for their fins!n
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nThesenorganizations want to stop finning—the practice of removing anshark’s fin and returning the rest of the shark to the ocean, wherenit usually has a rather slow and painful death of suffocation (unlessnit is eaten by a predator). Some countries, such as the U.S., havenbanned finning, but the practice continues and is legal in most casesnbecause it has not been banned worldwide. n
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nOnenreason that finning continues is because shark fins can be worth anlot of money. Just one bowl of shark-fin soup can sell for as much asn$150! And a single fin can be worth up to 20 THOUSAND dollars!nYi-i-ikes!
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Whyndo people want shark fins so much that they would pay this kind ofnmoney? Shark fins are a traditional cure in some cultures, and a bookncalled Sharks Don’t Get Cancer became a best seller andnconvinced many people that shark fin can cure or maybe even preventncancer. However, there is no scientific evidence that shark fin isneffective at treating or preventing ANY illness. Also, the idea thatnsharks don’t get cancer is just wrong! Sharks can be afflicted withn42 different sorts of cancers!
Whyndo people want shark fins so much that they would pay this kind ofnmoney? Shark fins are a traditional cure in some cultures, and a bookncalled Sharks Don’t Get Cancer became a best seller andnconvinced many people that shark fin can cure or maybe even preventncancer. However, there is no scientific evidence that shark fin isneffective at treating or preventing ANY illness. Also, the idea thatnsharks don’t get cancer is just wrong! Sharks can be afflicted withn42 different sorts of cancers!n
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nInnsome ecosystems, shark populations have dropped 75% to 90% because ofnfinning. Check out the Fintastic Friday website for ideas ofnhow to help save sharks.
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nPlannAhead…
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards of Maynholidays, historicalnevents in May,nand Maynbirthdays.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nWindmill Day
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Anniversarynof Supreme Court ruling: tomatoes are not fruit
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nAstronomernCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin’s birthday
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