8 Million Sharks Killed Accidentally Off Africa Yearly

At least 7.8 million sharks are killed off southern Africa each year by hooks intended for other animals, a new study says. Accidentally caught animals, or bycatch, also include some 34,000 seabirds and 4,200 sea turtles every year off the west coasts of South Africa, Namibia, and Angola, according to the report, released last week by the conservation organizations WWF South Africa and BirdLife South Africa...