People are now killing over 100 million sharks every single year globally.
If we *wanted* to collapse the biosphere, we couldn't be doing a better job.
If we *wanted* to collapse the biosphere, we couldn't be doing a better job.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍
The annihilation of great white sharks has led to an increase in seals, etc, and an associated decline in the fish that those species feed on, illustrating the ripple effect of losing a top predator.
When will we learn?
Ecosystems just don't work without top predators.
phys.org/news/2025-03...
When will we learn?
Ecosystems just don't work without top predators.
phys.org/news/2025-03...
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These incredible examples of evolution, which pre-date us by millions of years, being butchered for our short-term gratifications.
We're the worst thing that ever happened to this planet.