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Ivory - excellent News!



No more of this shit - source.

Read this.
Bravo Xi Jinping and Barack Obama!

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Shark Bite!




Oh well - watch this.




PS - Hahahahahahaha - embedding has been disabled - but of course it has not been deleted as Freek wants to continue showcasing his heroic feat: you can watch it right here!
PPS - and now it has been retracted...
PPPS - and in case you missed it: here it is on another page!
Oh and here is the video - til it gets retracted again.... hahahahahahaha... seriously, how
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Juvenile Scalloped Hammers in the Rewa - Paper!




Behold!



I must say that I like and also hate it.

Specifically, I like seeing the confirmation of the previous hypothesis that the Rewa may be a nursery for Scalloped Hammerheads; what I hate is the likely massive post-release mortality, the fact that those Sharks are currently still being obliterated by the local fishermen, and several highly disturbing ethical aspects concerning the
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No more Shark Feeding in French Polynesia?




Problematic - unregulated Elasmobranch feeding with snorkelers. Source.



Remember this stupidity?



Alas, it ain't going away - on the contrary!

According to this piece, the new Environmental Law of French Polynesia is targeting both Elasmobranch feeding and Whale watching, see page 2416ff. The law has been published without any proper scientific backing and zero consultations with the
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They're at it already!



Click for detail!


Behold!



Yes those would definitely be mating scars!

This is way, way early - but then again, this has been a very warm year likely leading to strong fetal development and a very early pupping season, too! To wit, Fold, Tip and Bum are already back from the nurseries all gaunt and ravenous, and busy bulking up after more than a month of fasting!



Long story short, the
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