Standing up for the Shark - A mission within a mission
At some point in everyone's life, they take an interest in some form of conservation. Usually, that interest is due to some sort of animal. You know the kind of interest I mean: "Save the Dolphin!" "Save the Tiger!" "Save the Panda!" and many others. Pretty much everyone has got behind at least one of these causes, often more than once. All of these animals are endangered, they are all cute and (perhaps most importantly) they all have adorable babies! Thanks to the wonders of the internet, digital television and book publishers, the modern population is more or less up to speed with the wildlife that live and that have lived on the planet. Conservation icons such as the Lion Man and the late great Steve Irwin have inspired millions with their passion for wildlife and their desire to preserve it as best they can. It would also be very rude to ignore the contribution and effort of the legendary Sir David Attenborough. He has become such...