A man has died after being mauled by a shark in the third such attack in two months at a popular tourist site on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Tuesday.
Ecology
Nov 6, 2018
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Interactions between people and animals offer insights into human culture and societies' core values. This is especially true with respect to large predators – perhaps due to a collective memory of our evolutionary past ...
Ecology
Sep 27, 2018
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Conservationists on Monday slammed the baiting and killing of sharks at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot after two swimmers were attacked, saying the policy was brutal and indiscriminate.
Ecology
Sep 24, 2018
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Four large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a 12-year-old girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2018
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The Meg is the blockbuster shark monster movie we didn't realise we needed in our lives. With a cast led by Jason Statham, this is a big-budget version of several megalodon movies that have popped out over the years – including ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2018
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After 20 years of development hell, the film The Meg opens in Australia this week. The screenplay is based on the first of Steve Alten's six-book, horror sci-fi series. The film has been pitched as an action-packed thriller, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2018
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With 88 reported unprovoked shark attacks and five fatalities worldwide, 2017 was "just an average year," according to the University of Florida International Shark Attack File.
Ecology
Feb 5, 2018
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The first thing to say about shark attack deaths is that they are very rare, with only about two per year in Australia. But still, every year without fail, people die from shark bites, both here and around the world.
Ecology
Nov 1, 2017
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Shark feeding habits are helping scientists identify marks on human bones found in the ocean.
Other
Jul 19, 2017
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A bodyboarder swimming close to shore survived a close encounter with a large shark Sunday after being bumped by the marine predator off Western Australia.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2017
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