Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, along with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative partners with CNN to raise awareness and education around important sustainability issues and inspire positive action. Tiger sharks, the largest apex predator in the tropical seas, are notoriously fierce. … Read more
The human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on sailors as early as the eighth century BC Returned to land, stories of shark encounters have been embellished and amplified. Coupled with the fact that sharks bite humans from time to time – … Read more
All saltwater bodies on Earth form one big ocean. But within that there is infinite variety – just ask any diver. Some places have more coral, more sea turtles, more fish, more life. “I’ve dived many places around the world, and there are few locations like Fuvahmulah Atoll in the Maldives,” said Amanda Batlle-Morera, a … Read more
I made an accidental and astonishing discovery while studying the movements of sharks off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. I wanted to document the migration routes of silky sharks, named for their smooth skin. Instead, in a story full of twists, I documented the rare phenomenon of a shark regenerating a dorsal fin. Tagging and … Read more