#shark-conservation

#shark-conservation

When people replace the monster myth with ecological truth, they see sharks not as threats, but as marvels. Cultural narratives about sharks stands in the way of conservationfear drives policymyth drives management. Knowledge dissolves fear, compassion replaces misunderstanding, and empathy leads to protection. Sharks are fascinating animals with a range of personalities. They suffer from numerous misleading stereotypes and myths and instill fear in many people who so much as think about them.1 However, shark attacks on people are actually rare.2

One of the things that shocks people the most when they learn about sharks is that they expect sharks to be fish with no personality, and that they just follow their instinct.