South Africa’s great white sharks heading for extinction

Reasons for the decline:Trophy hunting, pollution, shark nets and baited hooks South Africa's great white shark population is heading for possible extinction after a rapid decline in numbers, say researchers. Facing extinction A six year study of the country's coastal waters concluded that only 350 to 500 great white sharks remain. This is half the level previously thought, the researchers from Stellenbosch University said. The numbers in South Africa are extremely low‚" confirmed Sara Andreotti of the Stellenbosch University Department of Botany and Zoology.