*[Enwl-eng] A recent viral TikTok reminded us of the plight of this endangered animal

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            Basking sharks are calm, toothless giants who pose no threat to 
humans — but we have pushed them to the brink of extinction!

                  Sign Now

                 If you're like me, you may have had no idea what a basking 
shark was until recently, when a 20-foot member of the amazing species went 
viral in a TikTok video when it was spotted off the coast of Cape Cod in the 
United States. Basking sharks are incredible animals that typically grow to 
26 feet long and around 11,000 pounds! Despite their daunting size, they are 
completely harmless to humans — they don't have teeth, eating instead by 
swimming around with their mouths wide open and catching plankton and other 
small fish.

                  But the lack of threat that they pose to people has not 
been returned; thanks to commercial fishing and other human intervention, 
basking sharks are listed as endangered on the International Union for 
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. In fact, there 
are only an estimated 10,000 of these incredible sharks left in the world's 
oceans today.

                  Thanks to their endangered status, the animal has legal 
protections in many countries, including in the UK. That's why it's so 
bizarre that Ireland has zero legal protections for them — even though 
Ireland appears to host 20% of the world's basking sharks. Will you sign the 
petition urging Ireland to pass legislation that would make it illegal to 
harm or harass basking sharks?

                  Thank you,

                         Lauren
                        The Care2 Petitions Team



                  P.S. Basking sharks pose no threat to people, but 
commercial fishing and human intervention are driving them towards 
extinction. Sign to save the sharks!








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From: Lauren W., Care2 Action Alerts
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2021 11:19 AM
Subject: A recent viral TikTok reminded us of the plight of this endangered 
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