For Shark Awareness Day, let"s consider things from the shark"s point of view. Sharks get a bad rap. They may be apex predators of the oceans, but we"re the ones most responsible for reducing their populations by more than 70% in the past half-century. Rather than perpetuate the stereotype of sharks being dangerous, let"s think of them as they are—amazing sea creatures with hundreds of millions of years of history in their genes. We may not always want to encounter them face to face, but they deserve our respect and for the health of our oceans as whole, sharks deserve protection.
Shark Awareness Day
Today in History
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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Space is for everyone
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Short-eared owl
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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In the Garden of Europe
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
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Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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A fortress in the sky
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Poinsettia Day
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Fly me to the moon
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Let s run em up!
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World Rainforest Day
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It s International Jazz Day
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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Happy Astronomy Day!
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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An ice cap-puccino
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Group of giant cuttlefish, Whyalla, South Australia
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Hemingway’s Keys
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Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington