for the great white shark population,
off the coast at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, image credit: Terry
Goss/Wikimedia Commons, the population of great white sharks had been in decline for some time, but has staged a comeback, the CBS News program “60 Minutes” took a recent trip over
to Cape Cod to
learn more about the increase in numbers of sharks, the visit was part of a segment that aired Sunday about how the population
of the predators in the Atlantic Ocean has rebounded over the last two
decades, “On Cape Cod this summer, shark sightings and beach closings
were about as common as lobster rolls,” correspondent Bill
Whitaker said, which is great news for these apex predators,
the
locals however are a little apprehensive of the increase in numbers, especially the seals, in this May, 22, 2019, photo, a woman walks with her dogs at
Newcomb Hollow Beach, photograph The Associated Press, Cape Cod is now one of the world’s white shark “hot spots.” scientists are attaching electronic tracking tags to as many sharks as they can
figure out just how many sharks there are in the area, it is estimated to be in access of the 200 which have already been tagged, https://t.co/abLBV5IXXW pic.twitter.com/RzNAdEv3kY, 60 Minutes
(@60Minutes) September
30, 2019, great news that with public awareness creatures can be spared almost
certain extinction before their numbers reach critical point and the species dies
out.
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