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We found this finned Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) at the end of a dive in middle of a protected area.
The Maldive Tourism board said: “This image for sure is not taken at the Maldives.”
I know, nobody really wants to look at this. But we have to face the sad truth.
Kanuhura Island, Ba Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean
1011 Views, 15.01.2013
Canon EOS-50E, 2.8/20-35mm, 1/60s, f 8-11, Subtronic amphibian flash, settings manual
Passionated, professional photographer since 1992 with worldwide publications in magazines, newspapers, calendars, prospects, advertising, internet and on products.
I am located in Nuremberg, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, and my heart beats for marine wildlife.
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the fiends…
that’s just sad. poor thing.
People will never learn. If you take out an ecosystem’s apex predator the ecosystem changes irrevocably. And us humans are linked to all the other ecosystems on the planet, if they die out, we die out.
It happened in the UK with wolves, hunted to extinction because farmers lost one or two sheep, now they complain about foxes, which species was keeping the fox numbers under control I wonder.
We’ll never learn.
You’re right. In Germany we have the discussion about the cormorant. Last week the (protected) cormorant was announced as “bird of the year” and all sports fishermen are fighting against this decision…
– Norbert Probst
this is so wrong, thanks for sharing, Paul
So wrong and such a waste ,If the fins were chopped off ,Well you know who to blame for that !
Bravo to you for exposing the senseless slaughter.
Thank you for adding that one, but it hurts me to have to look at it. Something needs to be done and soon. Regards Jan
that is very sad to see. who kills whom, perfectly fited this capture.
Thank you for exposing this atrocity. We need more people like you to raise awareness of protecting nature.
I wonder how they would like it if we cut of their arms gggggrrrrr this makes me so angry – knowledge is everything though so I am glad you posted. Such a sad sight to see, breaks my heart :-(