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When Sharks Attack
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, August 4, 2008.
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It’s summertime, which means one thing for TV viewers: shark week.
The Discovery Channel kicked off their annual television extravaganza with specials like "Surviving Sharks" and "Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever." But after hours of hearing unsuspecting swimmers describe terrifying encounters with sharks, we wondered if there was another side to the story.
For that, we called George Burgess. He’s the manager of the 50-year-old International Shark Attack File. He’s also director of the Florida Program for Shark Research, at the University of Florida. He explains why sharks are declining around the world, and yet the number of shark attacks are up.
(Photo by Amy Pritchett)
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Visit www.sharkattacksurvivors.com to see how many people were actually killed or eaten by sharks in 2007.
Burgess talks of one, you:ll be surprised how many incidents he missed.
I, like most Americans, watched shark week and wished there was more. I've got the anniversary set and love popping it in the dvd players every once and a while.
Air Shark is the best one!