Shark Facts, Behavior, Diet, Species Worksheets Information . . . In 2008, it was estimated that nearly 100 million sharks were being killed by people every year, due to commercial and recreational fishing In 2021, it was estimated that the population of oceanic sharks and rays had dropped by 71% over the previous half-century Sharks are caught by humans for shark meat or shark fin soup
H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation | Bird Flu | CDC H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U S dairy cows with several recent human cases in U S dairy and poultry workers While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures
Shark bites consistent with recent trends, with small spike . . . Unusual incidents when a shark continues biting their victim, rather than swimming away, have been documented with tiger sharks, bull sharks and white sharks This February marks the 50 th anniversary of the book “Jaws,” and notably, the number of recorded white shark bites have increased precipitously over the last few decades
Racing Extinction: by Mark Monroe | PDF | Phytoplankton | Sharks Often, people say, "How can one person make a difference?" What if you could see how shark-fin soup is made? If you could see how each year, up to 70 million sharks are killed to end up in soup, could you still eat it? I shared the footage of a live, finned shark in Indonesia with WildAid, an organizer that has been working on shark
FastStats - Deaths and Mortality - Centers for Disease . . . Death rate: 922 9 deaths per 100,000 population; Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER Life expectancy: 78 4 years; Infant Mortality rate: 5 60 deaths per 1,000 live births; Source: Mortality in the United States, 2023, data tables for figures 1, 5 Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
Are Dolphins Dangerous? 17 Facts That Suggest They Are 16 Humans' "misconceptions" about dolphins could be deadly Shutterstock ValeriiaES "People see marine mammals differently, particularly dolphins," Trevor R Spradlin, a federal dolphin expert, told the Times "There's this misconception that they're friendly, that they're Flipper, that they want to play with people," he said