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SHARK attacks have been given a snowflake-style rebrand.
The dangerous man-eaters’ strikes are now being called “negative encounters” by officials in Australia to avoid scaring sunseekers from their golden beaches.
This is despite the number of fatal shark attacks rising across the world – especially in Australia. Leonardo Guida, a shark researcher at the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said a change in language matters “because it helps dispel assumptions that sharks are ravenous, mindless man-eating monsters”.
The Queensland Sharksmart website now tells visitors: “Minimise your risk of a negative encounter with a shark.” In New South Wales, its Department of Primary Industries refers to potentially deadly encounters as “incidents” or “interactions”.
Piers Morgan bit back at the shark makeover last night, tweeting: “Great idea. And terror attacks should be rebranded ‘unfortunate explosions’ to improve the terrorists’ image.”
The International Shark Attack File at the University of Florida says there have been 57 confirmed unprovoked shark bites on humans and 39 provoked bites in the past year.
Scientists suggest the rise in fatal shark attacks in Australia is linked to warming seas due to climate change and fish supplies running short.