A handful of tourists were injured and one woman killed by sharks in separate incidents off the coast of Sharm al Sheikh in Egypt. Experts were flown in to decipher why a Mako and Ocean White Tip shark, neither of which would normally approach the shore, were actively seeking out human flesh. They theorized that overfishing has exhausted the sharks’ normal food source. Local authorities went on a mad hunting spree in order to deter any further losses to its tourism revenue, resulting in the wrongful death of at least one shark.
Author: Tafline Laylin
As a tour leader who led “eco-friendly” camping trips throughout North America, Tafline soon realized that she was instead leaving behind a trail of gas fumes, plastic bottles and Pringles. In fact, wherever she traveled – whether it was Viet Nam or South Africa or England – it became clear how inefficiently the mandate to re-think our consumer culture is reaching the general public. Born in Iran, raised in South Africa and the United States, she currently splits her time between Africa and the Middle East. Tafline can be reached at tafline (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
