After a fatal shark attack on Cape Cod, will the reaction be coexistence or culling?
- Written by Carlos G. García-Quijano, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island
Warning sign at a Cape Cod beach.Carlos García-Quijano, CC BY-ND
Interactions between people and animals offer insights into human culture and societies’ core values. This is especially true with respect to large predators – perhaps due to a collective memory of our evolutionary past as hunted prey.
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