Thread by @WhySharksMatter, I watched the tiger show and I am angry about it. I’ll [...]

Dr. David Shiffman

WhySharksMatter

I watched the tiger show and I am angry about it.

I’ll watch trashy reality TV about awful people all day, but that was an irresponsible glorifying of wildlife abuse.

Regular followers may recall that I am... not besties with certain individuals who engage in wildlife harassment of sharks and claim its for public education to inspire conservation action. Many other similarities to Joe Exotic, too.

While we’re watching tiger king and talking about people who get large online followings for engaging in wildlife harassment and falsely claiming that what they’re doing is in any way useful for conservation, I’m just gonna leave this here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/18/womans-extremely-close-visit-with-giant-great-white-shark-went-viral-marine-biologists-say-dont-copy-her/?outputType=amp

A diver’s extremely close visit with a giant great white shark went viral. Marine biologists say...

“I can’t believe that ‘please don’t grab the 18 foot long wild predator’ is something that needs to be explicitly said out loud, but here we are,” one marine biologist said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/18/womans-extremely-close-visit-with-giant-great-white-shark-went-viral-marine-biologists-say-dont-copy-her/?outputType=amp

https://www.scubadiving.com/common-shark-conservation-mistakes

How Well-Intentioned Divers Are Hurting Shark Conservation

Scuba divers are always looking for ways to help protect shark species—here are some common conservation mistakes and ways that you can help protect sharks.

https://www.scubadiving.com/common-shark-conservation-mistakes

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shark-riders-pose-threat-to-conservation-gains-made-with-diving-ecotourism-slide-show1/

Shark Riders Pose Threat to Conservation Gains Made with Diving Ecotourism [Slide Show]

Excessive handling of sharks, including riding, worries scientists and scuba-diving businesses

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shark-riders-pose-threat-to-conservation-gains-made-with-diving-ecotourism-slide-show1/

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