April 12, 2005

4/12 - Why We Don't Want to Slaughter Sharks

It defies the common sense of the uneducated masses. Sharks eat humans, we should get rid of them. Making the case to defend them seems as hopeless as making the case to protect an endangered species of mosquito. But here's a newly published study (with one of the authors being long time SB fan Enric Sala of Scripps) that presents a model for a Caribbean marine ecosystem showing what happens when you remove the sharks. It's not good.
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Your friend, the shark

Posted by Randy Olson at April 12, 2005 10:30 AM