ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 3月4日 01時34分

Photos by @BrianSkerry.
Happy World Wildlife Day!

Today, let’s take a moment to celebrate sharks with this collection of photographs (swipe to see all images). A Great White Shark, Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Blacktip Sharks, and a baby Tiger Shark are featured above.

Earth is an ocean planet, where about 98% of our biosphere - places where life can exist - is water. The majority of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean, as does much of the world’s protein. Thus, it is in our interest to protect and conserve our seas and the animals that live and thrive in them.
Sharks play a vital role in the health of oceanic habitats as the removal of these predators would contribute to the collapse - like a house of cards - of the whole ecosystem. Despite this fact, more than 100 million sharks are killed each year, primarily for their fins (which are used in shark fin soup). In the last sixty years, we have lost a majority of shark populations thereby decreasing the health of our oceans.
For me, sharks are a stirring photographic subject, possessing a perfect blend of grace and power. They have been sculpted by millions of years of evolution, and are ideally suited for the ecosystem they inhabit, whether in coral reefs or pelagic zones. My hope is to show sharks in a new light through photography, and to create admiration and respect for these amazing animals.

To learn more about sharks and my conservation efforts to save our oceans, follow me on Instagram, @BrianSkerry.
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