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TGIF Friday Deep Sea Picture & Movie: Sharks Attack Boston

Category: Conservation & Environment • Megavertebrate • TGIF: Pictures & Movies
Posted on: July 11, 2008 5:50 AM, by Kevin Zelnio

Thanks to Jives, our New England correspondent, for bringing this to our attention! My favorite is below, a couple more under the fold. Click here for more.

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"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water"

Nothing like instilling fear in a new generation of kids

Posted by: Jim Lemire | July 11, 2008 6:45 AM

I don't know, mine will love this!

Posted by: Eric | July 11, 2008 10:21 AM

This campaign didn't go out without serious debate. Both sides made good points and here it is. But now with all the media interest has lead to more shark-positive stories like this one:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20080711/NEWS/807110400/1011/FEATURES

Plus we had an 8,000 visitor day recently (good for a facility our size), and each of those visitors heard over and over again about the importance of shark conservation.

Posted by: Jives | July 11, 2008 12:01 PM

Way to go Jives! Thats great! I've always loved museums, aquaria and zoos and know they instilled in me a sense of awe for natural history as a kid. Its great to see these institutions evolve and work hard to reach out to people.

Posted by: kevin z | July 11, 2008 5:21 PM

way cool - how lucky was that!!

Posted by: Andrew | July 11, 2008 10:31 PM

How come it's shark all the way?

Posted by: worldpeace | July 12, 2008 6:17 PM