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Tag: sharks

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Lemon shark, West End, Bahamas

7 fascinating facts about sharks

For a quick glimpse at just how jawsome sharks are, here are seven fascinating facts about them. Read More
For a quick glimpse at just how jawsome sharks are, here are seven fascinating facts about them.
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A panda among sharks: An epic voyage

WWF-Canada's marine mammal expert Tonya Wimmer swam with great white sharks in South Africa...and has something to say about it! Read More
WWF-Canada's marine mammal expert Tonya Wimmer swam with great white sharks in South Africa...and has something to say about...
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Tagging Greenland sharks, the “Jaws of the North”

This past August, WWF travelled up to the edge of the Last Ice Area to learn more about Greenland sharks—one of the Arctic’s largest and most mysterious predators. Read More
This past August, WWF travelled up to the edge of the Last Ice Area to learn more about Greenland...
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Great White Lydia hanging out in Newfoundland

Lydia is the name of a great white shark that has been roaming Newfoundland’s south coast (only 20-30 km off Placentia Bay) for the past several days. Read More
Lydia is the name of a great white shark that has been roaming Newfoundland’s south coast (only 20-30 km...
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After the big CITES win for sharks, what happens now?

Four months have passed since the historical decision at CITES to regulate the trade of five species of sharks and manta rays and we wanted to check in with our resident Director of TRAFFIC... Read More
Four months have passed since the historical decision at CITES to regulate the trade of five species of sharks...
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Finding a home in shark waters

Not everyone can take a life-long passion and make a career out of it. But as WWF’s shark project coordinator, Jarrett Corke has done just that. Read More
Not everyone can take a life-long passion and make a career out of it. But as WWF’s shark project...
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Historic vote protects sharks and manta rays at CITES

Dr. Carlos Drews, head of WWF’s CITES delegation, issued the following statement in reaction to today’s historic vote to regulate trade of several species of sharks and manta rays: Read More
Dr. Carlos Drews, head of WWF’s CITES delegation, issued the following statement in reaction to today’s historic vote to...
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Scrambling for sharks

There are a lot of misconceptions about sharks. For one, that they are ferocious man-eaters – which is not true – but also that they are very tough animals. In fact they can... Read More
There are a lot of misconceptions about sharks. For one, that they are ferocious man-eaters – which is...
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