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The Horrors of Shark Finning

4 The Love Of Animals

The fins are then utilized in a wide variety of ways, especially in areas of Asia. For example, shark fin soup is a delicacy in most of Asia, especially China. Shark fins are also dried and used in alternative medicine and ancient medical practices. In fact, dried shark fin can go for as much as $300 a pound or more.

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A Problem with Gulls

10,000 Birds

It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Herring Gull The Herring hull is everybody’s idea of a seagull, being present throughout the year at coastal cliffs, beaches, harbors and towns. The proposal from U.S.

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