'Humans to blame' for rise in shark attacks
<p><span word="Sharks">Sharks</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 12 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> 46 <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="under">under</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.</p><p><span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11; <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reunion">Reunion</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> - <span word="Reunion">Reunion</span>, <span word="Seychelles">Seychelles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Caledonia">Caledonia</span> - <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Burgess">Burgess</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ichthyologist">ichthyologist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Shark">Shark</span> <span word="Attack">Attack</span> <span word="File">File</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="there">there</span>... <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>."</p>
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