Fifth Shark Attack in a Week in Egypt
Published on December 5, 2010 by altpferd in Outdoors
Fifth Shark Attack in a Week in Egypt
Shark attacks continue after officials capture and kill two sharks.
There has been a fifth shark attack at Sharm el-Sheikh, the popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, resulting in a fatality.
A female German tourist has been mauled to death by a shark shortly after the beach was reopened following four other attacks which closed the beach while officials hunted the mankiller shark.
Government officials had captured and killed two sharks, a mako and an oceanic whitetip, but they believe they were not the only sharks behind the attacks.
There are varying opinions on why the sharks may have started attacking humans. South Sinai governor Mohammed Sinai believes the sharks could have been pushed into a feeding frenzy by a livestock ship dumping dead livestock into the ocean, while marine experts believe overfishing may have forced the sharks closer to shore in search of prey.
The International Shark Attack File data says there were 61 shark attacks recorded worldwide in 2009. Five of them were fatal.
http://quazen.com/recreation/outdoors/facts-on-shark-attacks/
Published on December 5, 2010 by altpferd in Outdoors
Fifth Shark Attack in a Week in Egypt
Shark attacks continue after officials capture and kill two sharks.
There has been a fifth shark attack at Sharm el-Sheikh, the popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, resulting in a fatality.
A female German tourist has been mauled to death by a shark shortly after the beach was reopened following four other attacks which closed the beach while officials hunted the mankiller shark.
Government officials had captured and killed two sharks, a mako and an oceanic whitetip, but they believe they were not the only sharks behind the attacks.
There are varying opinions on why the sharks may have started attacking humans. South Sinai governor Mohammed Sinai believes the sharks could have been pushed into a feeding frenzy by a livestock ship dumping dead livestock into the ocean, while marine experts believe overfishing may have forced the sharks closer to shore in search of prey.
The International Shark Attack File data says there were 61 shark attacks recorded worldwide in 2009. Five of them were fatal.
http://quazen.com/recreation/outdoors/facts-on-shark-attacks/
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