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Friday, 16 December 2011 15:15 |
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For decades, protecting sharks has been one of the most frustrating challenges facing Egyptian conservationists. Many species, such as hammerheads, oceanic whitetips and whale sharks, are known to have frequented the Red Sea at one point or another. However, while no recent, reliable records indicate which particular species might be in danger, sharks are thought to be under serious threat.
Despite the lack of official population records, it is believed that shark populations have decreased by up to 80 percent since the 1970s...
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