News and Politics | January 11, 2010 | 3 comments

Man eater sharks to be shot and "sawed apart"

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Sharks that attack swimmers will be hunted down, shot in the head and sawed apart until their spines are severed.

According to a report originally published by Perth Now, sharks would only be exterminated in extreme circumstances.

The reason for severing the spines, according to a WA Department of Fisheries official, is to ensure the shark is dead. A bullet to the brain is apparently no guarantee of death.

Treehugger.com questions whether this is legal: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/how-to-murder-great-white-shark.php

Sky News: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Sharks-Man-Eaters-To-Be-Shot-And-Saw...

Perth Now: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/killer-sharks-to-be-shot-slaug...
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