America’s health craze for fish oil is wiping out the world’s rarest shark

Another day, another round of headlines about China’s butchering of rare species. Today’s bloodbath bulletin concerns whale sharks, which feed on phytoplankton and can grow up to 40 feet (12 meters)—about the length of four station wagons. The shark is so vulnerable to extinction that most countries forbid fishermen from catching them. That’s not stopping a … Continue reading America’s health craze for fish oil is wiping out the world’s rarest shark