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Old 12/06/2007, 01:04 AM
hahnmeister hahnmeister is offline
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Thats sort of the problem though... people's careers and public interest. It was people's careers and public interest that has resulted in the extinction of many species. The interests of the Whale Shark are not assigned a monetary value.

Now, Im not going all 'left-wing' here, but I think its stupid to keep a fish that rare and large in captivity when it will only live a small fraction of its natural life at best. Perhaps learning more about them in the wild before we try to kill them in our back yards is a better idea. There are 'critter cams' after all...
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