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@Chandler: There are elements of truth to what you say, if sharks REALLY wanted to eat people going to the beach would NOT be safe - at all. Statistically you have a greater chance of getting into a car accident driving to the beach then getting attacked by a shark.

@Theresa: I have form letters 'from WildAid' from an existing shark fin soup restaurant campaign, which are specifically written to educate vendors. Would you like me to send you one?

I'm glad that the poachers were caught but it was too late as usual...many animals died. Another lesson is that poaching is not confined to just certain countries. The illegal wildlife trade is EVERYWHERE!

ok thank you!!

Can you buy these in the UK?

i didnt even know they fished for rays... i love rays...

nope...most people have no clue what you are talking about if you mention biodiversity...and with our lack of compassion for animals and their environment we have a long llong way to go :(

here is the question:... Why on earth would you put a Geko in YOUR PANTS!!??. FIrst, that would be uncomfortable....second it's stupid to go somewhere and take a lizard by putting it in your pants

The only problem with locking this guy away is that NZ has to spend money on Prisons & not on conservation where it would do more good.

Mr. Benchley was always a staunch marine conservationist, and was disheartened that people missed the entire point of his book, Jaws. It's theme was simple - messing with the environment can have dire consequences (Godzilla has a similar theme).

It WASN'T sharks are tireless killing machines that eat your children -- but that's what people took... See More home, especially from the movie version.

He spent of lot of time combatting the very myths that surrounded 'Jaws', and I commend him very much for doing so. Before he died, he helped us by lending his fame to our 'predators as prey' shark campaign.

He told about alot of things that he did and trips he took in this book. He showed pictures of trips and teaches alot about the truth about sharks. ( Fun Fact): for those who don't know most shark attacks are the humans fault.

The ocean is not our territory and we should leave it to the animals that inhabit it. Instead we polute it, swim in it, ... See Moreand kill it... The ocean should be for studying and preservation only....well,... there are somethings other it can be for... but we should at least respect and treasure it...

I figured it would of come back from china in a floating tray of FREAKIN SHARK FIN SOUP!!! *( SHARK FIN SOUP DOESNT EVEN SOUD GOOD)* but its cool thay tracked its migration

I'll post Hong Kong's response tomorrow. This one report, and the many stories it created, is causing quite a stir among shark fishermen and fin importers.

Thanks Lisa! I'll post as much good news as I can find, as well as successes from our field programs.

Thanks that would be great...good news is not so easy to come by....unfortunetly

raise awarrness and mabey it will help

i agree but i want to help too

I read this in a book called Shark Life by Peter Benchley....the same guy who wrote Jaws...It was really good..there is also a story in it called The Day the Sharks Died....This book is also the book that told me about WildAid

I encourage everyone that is with WildAid and is a fan of WildAid to read it

Truly! Why would you want something so badly you would make it extinct?

How bout corrupt politicains and bankers?! Imagine explaining to your grandchildren an age when they roamed the Earth en masse, destroying and corrupting everything in thier paths, til we decided to hunt them for sport and make them all into trophies! ;)