{"id":1246,"date":"2014-04-16T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2016-10-12T20:46:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T20:46:39","slug":"swimming-with-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/swimming-with-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming with Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Swimming with sharks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guest Blogger: Anthony Joseph<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Over a five day stretch in February the Canadian Wildlife Federation<\/a> along with world-record breath-holding free diver and ocean environmentalist William Winram toured across Ontario to discuss one of the most maligned and misunderstood animals in our ocean.<\/p>\n

The \u201cWild About Sharks\u201d education project<\/a> aimed to bring marine and shark conservation to new depths of understanding to students and adults as CWF partnered with\u00a0 school boards and colleges in Ottawa, Gatineau, Pembroke and the Greater Toronto Area.<\/p>\n

Over the course of the tour Winram<\/a> got to speak to a wide range of age groups including the youngest he\u2019s ever presented to. \u201cIt\u2019s always surprising what little kids ask; they\u2019re usually the ones that will ask you a question that stumps you,\u201d says Winram. It\u2019s this kind of outreach where you\u2019re going into schools and kids get into contact with individuals who are involved in conservation is important.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the things that he aims to dispel through these presentations is the notion that sharks are villains –\u00a0 psychopaths lurking in the deep ready to hunt us. \u201cWe don\u2019t seem to accept nature for nature, it has to have some grander meaning,\u201d says Winram. In fact, when it comes to sharks, humanity is doing the majority of the hunting. Every year we\u2019re responsible for the death of an estimated 75 to 100 million sharks, a statistic we\u2019d like to change.<\/p>\n