Most people today are all too happy to protect a butterfly or bird when it comes to conservation.
It makes us feel good, especially if what we are helping to protect is cute and cuddly. We protect the Majestic Bald Eagle, the Proud Buffalo, and even the Graceful Mountain Lion. The fact is that global shark populations are dramatically dropping. Many species of sharks have reproduction cycles that simply can not keep up with the over fishing, finning, sport fishing and accidental kills that are reducing their numbers. Another fact is that Sharks are not the mindless man-eaters we think they are.