Pros And Cons Of Rogue Sharks

There are approximately 440 species of shark worldwide, and Australia has 170 species of these sharks (The Nature Conservancy Australia, n.d.). Sharks like the Great White, usually prey on seals, dolphins, large fish, and other sharks. Only three types of shark, the Great White Shark, Tiger Shark and Bull Shark, can be lethal threats to humans (The Nature Conservancy Australia, n.d.). These sharks can sometimes be called rogue sharks. Rogue sharks are sharks that stray from feeding on their usual prey, and attack humans. These attacks can be fatal. However, the death toll of humans, the fact that sharks aren’t interest in humans, and the opinion of a shark attack survivor, persuaded my opinion that rogue sharks should be conserved; not kill.

The article ‘Shark attacks pale compared to road toll’ from 2009 brings this point into consideration. The article talks about how “more than 1,600 people are killed on Australian roads…then the average of one death a year caused by shark attacks.” It also clarifies this likelihood by stating “you have a much greater chance of being killed on the drive to the beach than from a shark.” However, road toll isn’t the only cause of death that shark attacks pale too in Australia. During 2016, 19,100 died from smoking, 1,200 from car accidents, 2,000 from skin cancer, 250 from drowning, eight by lightning and a whopping of one person died by shark attacks. Not only this, but there are more animals and insects that humans are killed by than sharks. The mostly likely insect humans die by per year is mosquitos, which has caused 630,000 annual deaths in a year. Sharks have kill five people in the same year hippos have kill 3,000 people. Unlike hippos, sharks usually mistake us for their normal