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Of Sharks and Surfers: Examining a History of Interactions
From the Florida Museum of Natural History: “Unprovoked Shark Attacks Plummeted in 2024 ... having questioned the wave-riding ability of a Big Island chieftess named Punaloa, is challenged ...
The Conversation26d
Namibia’s Shark Island: Europe’s push for green hydrogen risks compromising sites of colonial genocide
As countries around the world transition to renewable energy, an inconspicuous peninsula in Namibia known as Shark Island is positioned to play a key role in the production of so-called “green ...
Phys.org26d
Namibia's Shark Island: Europe's push for green hydrogen risks compromising sites of colonial genocide
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Namibia aims to become a leading producer of green hydrogen, crucial for Europe's energy transition. However, this development risks compromising Shark Island, a ...
The Independent26d
Africa’s Shark Island has a violent history – it’s now at risk from tourists
As countries around the world transition to renewable energy, an inconspicuous peninsula in Namibia known as Shark Island is positioned to play a key role in the production of so-called “green ...
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USAID funding cuts jeopardize creation of Ghana’s first Marine Protected Area
For more than 10 years, researchers, civil society and community members and government officials in Ghana worked to create ...
The New York Times27d
Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo of It
The woman, who lost both of her hands, was flown off the island to receive medical care, according to the Turks and Caicos government. By Tim Balk A Canadian tourist trying to photograph a shark ...
USA Today5d
Largest shark that ever lived: Scientists unlock mystery about the megalodon
The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published Sunday in the journal “ ...
CBS News4d
Surfer attacked by shark off coast of Australia is presumed dead, as police say drone footage captured aftermath
A surfer who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia on Monday is presumed dead, police said Tuesday. Officials received reports of the attack around 12:10 p.m. local time on Monday ...
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Canadian tourist loses hands after shark attack in the Caribbean
A Canadian tourist has lost both her hands after being attacked by a shark while on holiday in the Caribbean, her family says. The 55-year-old woman, who has not been named by the authorities, was ...
The Straits Times27d
Shark bites tourist who was trying to take photo with it on Caribbean beach
A tourist trying to photograph a shark in shallow water at a beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands in February was bitten by it and flown off the island to receive medical care, the local ...
The Spokesman-Review29d
Shark attacks tourist off Caribbean island when she pursues it for photo, cops say
the nation’s main island. Out of an abundance of caution, government officials closed the beach for two days “after it was determined that the shark had moved to deeper water.” Waters around ...