What "good" can come from bad parenting and a lack of education: Aidan Murray Medley - a 13 year old that ironically wants to become a marine biologist when he grows up - killed a bull shark, check - next on list Great Hammerhead - seriously, doesn´t he have someone close to stop him?? This is the second bull shark this little hero killed.
It is getting to be exhausting: First Craig Clausen kills a tiger shark, then NBC under the "expert" guidance of shark divers screw up sharks´ image even more, and now little Adrian adds another to the list... March has certainly been a bad month.
6 comments:
Why why why... It's incomprehensible!? So glad there are voices against this... Like I always say:
We only protect that which we love, we only love something we know... people need to KNOW sharks, to oneday PROTECT them, it's a love thing...
Hope I can help somewhere along the way, as you do! Thank you!
Shark finning kills one hundred million sharks a year... bycatch kills fifty million sharks a year... people like this kill MAXIMUM a few hundred sharks a year.
Why is it that we're focusing on this so much?
Also, Hanli- "like I always say:
We only protect that which we love, we only love something we know"- That's a great thought. So great that the person who originally said it, Baba Dioum, would probably appreciate attribution other than "like I always say".
David - this is from your profile on your blog:
"He is the author of the upcoming book “Why Sharks Matter: Using New Environmentalism to Show The Economic And Ecological Importance of Sharks, The Threats They Face, and How You Can Help”."
- reader the last few words...
BTW - why are you not posting these kind of comments on the blog you contribute to - Underwater Thrills? I believe Patric wrote about the exact same thing.
We don´t focus on this "so" much - it just angers us to see such inhuman behavior.
We are well aware of the 100 + million sharks killed every year.
That does not blind our eyes for rogue behavior when it happens - and gets publicity.
Hello, interesting developments here...
Firstly, David, (whysharksmatter) I do always say it, because I believe it, have never claimed it as my own, no matter who said it first..! And yes, shark finning is OF COURSE a greater killer than 13 yr old boys BUT it's the same ignorance and lack of care that allows it to exist! So I choose to remain upset about this post, and again thanks Felix for stories big and small...
Have written a little bout this discussion on my blog...
Raised some thoughts.
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