Covid-19 kept them at bay, but shark attacks on the rise again
New data from the International Shark Attack File reveals the number of provoked and unprovoked attacks for 2021
25 January 2022 - 20:13
After three consecutive years of being on the decline, the number of shark bites globally picked up in 2021, with 73 unprovoked incidents. ..
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