*[Enwl-eng] A recent viral TikTok reminded us of the plight of this endangered animal
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Tue Jun 8 02:34:00 MSK 2021
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
animal
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