Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd
  • Home
  • World
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Markets
  • Tech
  • Real Estate
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd
  • Home
  • World
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Markets
  • Tech
  • Real Estate
No Result
View All Result
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd
No Result
View All Result
Home World

“A lot of bad luck”: Australia reports many fatal shark attacks

by News Desk
December 28, 2020
in World
0
"A lot of bad luck": Australia reports many fatal shark attacks
152
SHARES
1.9k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Monday 28 December 2020

“A lot of bad luck in the game”
Australia reports many deadly shark attacks

It is still much more likely to be killed by a bee sting or in traffic than by a shark attack. Still, the number of fatal attacks in Australia by marine predators this year is strikingly high – the highest since 1934.

In Australia, the number of fatal shark attacks has soared this year. Eight people did not survive attacks by predatory fish, on both the west and east coasts of the country. “We haven’t seen so many deadly shark bites in Australia since 1934,” said shark expert Phoebe Meagher from Taronga Zoo. For the past five decades, there has been an average of only one fatal attack per year on the fifth continent – in 2019, none at all.

Nevertheless, experts say there is no need to panic for swimmers and surfers down under. Because as far as the number of unprovoked attacks is concerned, 2020 was more of an average year, said Meagher. In the last decade, the annual number has always been in the range between 15 and 25, in 2020 it was 20. However, more attacks ended fatally.

Many injured people have simply been lucky in recent years because they could be treated quickly and thus survived, said Culum Brown, marine biologist at Macquarie University in Sydney. “There are really only two factors that matter when you are bitten by a shark: where it bites you and how quickly you can get help.” This year there was a lot of bad luck in both points.

Sharks are not monsters, although they are often portrayed that way, Meagher said. People are actually not on their menu at all. Although there are thousands of them down under, there are few incidents. “You are far more likely to drown on our beaches than to die from a shark.”

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
A doctor from La Rioja had to clarify that he was not vaccinated twice

A doctor from La Rioja had to clarify that he was not vaccinated twice

December 29, 2020
Seizures and paralysis due to encephalomyelitis: the allergic reactions of a Coahuila doctor after being vaccinated against COVID-19

Seizures and paralysis due to encephalomyelitis: the allergic reactions of a Coahuila doctor after being vaccinated against COVID-19

January 2, 2021
Jambulat Chatochow is dead: The "fatest child in the world" dies at 21 - News Abroad

Jambulat Chatochow is dead: The “fatest child in the world” dies at 21 – News Abroad

December 30, 2020
A young rapper was found dead at Christmas and it is being investigated if it was a femicide

A young rapper was found dead at Christmas and it is being investigated if it was a femicide

December 28, 2020
Facebook Removes Trump’s Post, Covid-19 Was Less Deadly Than Flu |  america – World

Facebook Removes Trump’s Post, Covid-19 Was Less Deadly Than Flu | america – World

0
President Donald Trump challenged opponent Biden, saying – I am ready to debate.  america – World

President Donald Trump challenged opponent Biden, saying – I am ready to debate. america – World

0
US: CDC said 6 feet distance is inadequate, corona infection is spreading by air. I US CDC says coronavirus DOES spread through the air after issue new guidelines |  america – World

US: CDC said 6 feet distance is inadequate, corona infection is spreading by air. I US CDC says coronavirus DOES spread through the air after issue new guidelines | america – World

0
Has China’s space program lost its years of hard work?  |  america – World

Has China’s space program lost its years of hard work? | america – World

0
Account lock lifted: Trump is allowed to tweet again

Account lock lifted: Trump is allowed to tweet again

January 8, 2021
Unstable and with storms: this is how the weather will be this Friday in Mendoza

Unstable and with storms: this is how the weather will be this Friday in Mendoza

January 8, 2021
Aristegui Noticias

Student dies from Covid-19 at the General Hospital of Ecatepec; UNAM withdraws inmates – Aristeguinoticias

January 8, 2021
Further resignation in the Trump team: US Secretary of Education also throws down

Further resignation in the Trump team: US Secretary of Education also throws down

January 8, 2021

© 2020 Radio Fiji

No Result
View All Result
  • Advertisement
  • Contact Us
  • Homepages
    • Home 1
    • Home 2
    • Home 3
    • Home 4
    • Home 5
  • World
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Markets
  • Tech
  • Real Estate

© 2020 Radio Fiji