The Grey Nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) as it is known in Australia, or Sand Tiger in the USA and Ragged-Tooth shark in Southern Africa, is a large and distinctive shark that has suffered greatly from the widely held perception that is a man-eater and is now one of the most critically endangered species.
Now protected in Australia it’s slow rate of reproduction means that the Grey Nurse is fighting a very a possibly losing battle to restore its numbers to anywhere near what the used to be just 40 years ago.
Grey Nurse Shark at Magic Point in Sydney
Go To: Grey Nurse Shark Persecution in Australia
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