Category: Nature

This is every recorded shark attack in Sydney’s history, based on available historical and contemporary records.

Shark Scientist Kristian Parton breaks down the recent shark attack cluster in Sydney and wider New South Wales In Australia. Kristian looks at the wider factors that may have resulted in this incident, and discusses calls for a state wide shark cull.

The parents of Nico Antic have revealed that the 12-year-old died in hospital almost a week after being attacked by a shark at Vaucluse.

Shark attacks have hit the headlines this week – with Sydney, Australia seeing 4 separate incidents in just 48 hours. But what happens in the aftermath of a shark attack? A then 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin was just waist-deep in the sea at Florida’s Seacrest Beach, when she was attacked by a bull shark which tore…

A vital shark monitoring station has been offline for five weeks, leaving the Central Coast without critical safety data. The Killcare Beach station has been offline since December 16, with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries yet to install a replacement. The system tracks more than 2,500 tagged sharks along the New South…

While beaches are expected to re-open ahead of the long weekend, Sydney remains on high alert as bullshark sightings continue uncomfortably close to shore. It comes as loved ones of the two shark attack victims ask the community to keep them in their thoughts.

We have a heart-stopping video tonight showing the moment a shark leaps from the Parramatta River, spearing through the air just metres from rowers. They weren’t hurt, but it’s yet another wake-up call, with the State Government acknowledging more needs to be done to keep swimmers and surfers safe.