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New blog post with new artwork: I'm appalled by the Western Australia shark cull. Please click on the link to view the facts and figures about this horrendous policy.
I find the numbers in this whole debacle to be unsettling, and wanted to create something to help visualise some of these. One of the most significant figures I found is that 104 sharks have been caught since the cull began in January and that 40 had been found dead or destroyed. 101 sharks out of those 104 caught were tiger sharks (the drumlines have yet to hook a single great white). I wanted to represent that number of confirmed animals that have been affected by this policy and wanted a tiger shark to represent them, and drew this on my iPad using Procreate and my stylus. It’s nothing special but I was moved to draw after learning of the WA government’s intention to extend the policy. I hate thinking about the dozens more sharks that will be affected by this misguided, unscientific effort.
If you'd like to join the voices against the cull and stay up to date on the latest news, here are some highly recommended links:
• @NoWASharkCull on Twitter
• #nosharkcull.org
• Christopher Neff on Twitter @christopherneff
• David Shiffman on Twitter @WhySharksMatter
• Australian Marine Conservation Society
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