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Sharks in Trouble

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These predators of the sea need your help. Some shark species like the Scalloped Hammerhead, White Shark and Thresher Shark are in trouble, their populations have fallen by as much as 75% over the past 15 years.

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http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=531&ArticleID=5775&l=en

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  6. Many people are scared of sharks but only a few have attacked a human before! I got to pet a black and white bamboo shark and they were so sweet and cute. Sharks are the one who should be scared of us because people hunt sharks for there fins! We need to save sharks!!!

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