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Many species of shark are threatened by over-fishing and bycatch fishing. It is estimated that each year more than 36 million sharks are killed for their fins and that more than a third of open ocean shark species are categorised as threatened, vulnerable or endangered.

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Male Blackbird eating sloes (Blackthorn berries) UK - seed dispersal
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Mike Wilkes / Male Blackbird eating sloes (Blackthorn berries) UK - seed dispersal
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) sloes and Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) Norfolk, England, UK, August.
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Ernie Janes / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) sloes and Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) Norfolk, England, UK, August.
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) sloes and Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) Norfolk, England, UK, August.
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Ernie Janes / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) sloes and Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) Norfolk, England, UK, August.
Sloes, blackthorn fruit, (Prunus spinosa), Sark, British Channel Islands, October.
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Sue Daly / Sloes, blackthorn fruit, (Prunus spinosa), Sark, British Channel Islands, October.
Himalayan muskdeer (Moschus leucogaster) in Dhaulagiri sloes, Central Himalaya, Mustang, Nepal, May.
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Himalayan muskdeer (Moschus leucogaster) in Dhaulagiri sloes, Central Himalaya, Mustang, Nepal, May.
Blackthorn fruit / Sloes (Prunus spinosa) in a hedgerow. Powys, Wales. November.
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Alex Hyde / Blackthorn fruit / Sloes (Prunus spinosa) in a hedgerow. Powys, Wales. November.
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) sloes and Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) ripening in tangled hedgerow, Dorset. September.
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Colin Varndell / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) sloes and Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) ripening in tangled hedgerow, Dorset. September.
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Blackthorn sloes (Prunus spinosa), Warwickshire, UK, December.
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Mike Wilkes / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Blackthorn sloes (Prunus spinosa), Warwickshire, UK, December.
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Blackthorn sloes (Prunus spinosa), Warwickshire, UK, December.
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Mike Wilkes / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Blackthorn sloes (Prunus spinosa), Warwickshire, UK, December.
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) sitting on blackthorn eating sloes, Warwickshire, England, UK, October.
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Mike Wilkes / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) sitting on blackthorn eating sloes, Warwickshire, England, UK, October.
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) sitting on blackthorn eating sloes, Warwickshire, England, UK, November.
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Mike Wilkes / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) sitting on blackthorn eating sloes, Warwickshire, England, UK, November.
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) sitting on blackthorn eating sloes, Warwickshire, England, UK, October.
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Mike Wilkes / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) sitting on blackthorn eating sloes, Warwickshire, England, UK, October.
Mouth close-up of Horn shark {Heterodontus francisci} California USA
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Jeff Rotman / Mouth close-up of Horn shark {Heterodontus francisci} California USA
Long exposure image of Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) chasing bait, Bahamas.
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Alex Mustard / Long exposure image of Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) chasing bait, Bahamas.
Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus). Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean
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Jeff Rotman / Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus). Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) bursts through the middle of a school of Yellowtail snappers (Ocyurus chrysurus). Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) bursts through the middle of a school of Yellowtail snappers (Ocyurus chrysurus). Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.
Galapagos shark {Carcharhinus galapagensis} off Midway Island, Pacific Ocean
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Michael Pitts / Galapagos shark {Carcharhinus galapagensis} off Midway Island, Pacific Ocean
Lemon shark being born {Negaprion brevirostris} Bahamas, pup emerges tail first wrapped in chorionic membrane ~(Non-ex).
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Doug Perrine / Lemon shark being born {Negaprion brevirostris} Bahamas, pup emerges tail first wrapped in chorionic membrane ~(Non-ex).
Whitetip reef sharks {Triaenodon obesus} follow scent trail in water, Cocos Is Costa Rica
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Jeff Rotman / Whitetip reef sharks {Triaenodon obesus} follow scent trail in water, Cocos Is Costa Rica
Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) schooling, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.
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Jeff Rotman / Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) schooling, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.
Whale shark {Rhincodon typus} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific
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Juergen Freund / Whale shark {Rhincodon typus} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific
Whale shark and person swimming in silhouette {Rhinicodon typus} Indo Pacific
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Juergen Freund / Whale shark and person swimming in silhouette {Rhinicodon typus} Indo Pacific
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the water. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the water. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010