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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: 38 Million Sharks Killed for Fins Annually, Experts Estimate


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Shark fins in a bag await delivery at a wholesale warehouse in Hong Kong, China, on August 17, 2006. A new study says that demand for shark-fin soup and other dishes is driving the killing of as many as 73 million of the fish every year.

Photograph by Laurent Fievet/AFP/Getty Images