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		<title>Researchers track a REALLY big bull shark in South Africa</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Independent Online article does a great job of objectively covering a research study on a 4m (13&#8242;) female bull (or Zambezi) shark, who was &#8220;caught, measured and then released and tracked,&#8221; in the estuary of the Breede River, which feeds into St Sebastian Bay at Witsand in South Africa. Researchers believed the shark [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A recent <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#038;click_id=143&#038;art_id=vn20090707121809598C982308">Independent Online article</a> does a great job of objectively covering a research study on a 4m (13&#8242;) female bull (or Zambezi) shark, who was &#8220;caught, measured and then released and tracked,&#8221; in the estuary of the Breede River, which feeds into St Sebastian Bay at Witsand in South Africa.</p>
<p>Researchers believed the shark to be pregnant and concluded that the estuary could be a &#8220;nursery&#8221; for the species. The researchers also found that the bull shark &#8220;spent a considerable amount of its time investigating both shore and boat anglers up and down the river, as well as cast-netters at the mouth of the estuary, and that it frequently swam into water less than 1.5m deep.&#8221;</p>
<p>The article mentions the decline in numbers of the species, including it&#8217;s &#8216;near-threatened&#8217; status on the IUCN Red List. Overall, the article does is quite informative without any sensationalism, and it does a good job of address conservations issues.</p>
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