Shark Love
b'Health and Beauty Products Endanger Sharks
Guest:\\xa0Stefanie Brendl, founder and Executive Director of Shark Allies
The upcoming Covid-19 vaccines may contain a surprising ingredient\\u2014shark oil. Stefanie Brendl, of Shark Allies, teaches us about squalene and why\\xa0its use might be a death sentence for thousands of sharks. The good news is that squalene can be found in plants as well, and some consumers are insisting that manufacturers use plant-based sources, which would preserve sharks to do their job managing sealife populations.
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Forget JAWS: Swimming with Sharks
Guest: Cristina Zenato, ocean explorer and shark professional
Contrary to what pop culture myths, sharks are not mindless killing machines. Zenato\'s job is to swim with the sharks and she\'d like to change your mind about what they\'re really like.
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Rosie the Taxidermied Shark
Guest: Tom Kapitany, Director of "Crystal World," Victoria, Australia
In 1998, a great white shark was netted in the tuna nets off the South Australian coast. The fishermen humanely killed her, and she ended up in an amusement park where she was preserved and given the name Rosie. Later the amusement park was abandonded, leaving Rosie all by herself until Tom Kapitany rescued her. She is now on display at "Crystal World" in Victoria, Australia.'