The number also appears lower still compared to the 30 million to 70 million sharks killed by humans each year, noted the scientist. The shark killing, he said, was a "tragedy".
A third of all shark species, including the Great White, are threatened with extinction because of overfishing and demand in Asia for their fins, to which people wrongly attribute aphrodisiac properties.
Questions:
1. How many deaths were there from shark attacks in 2011?
2. Which region of Russia were shark attacks reported?
3. Why are shark fins in demand in Asia?
Answers:
1. 12
2. Primorye region
3.For their aphrodisiac properties.
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