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carcharias taurus, Maroubra, Sydney, by Doug Anderson, CC BY-NC

BFTP — Endangered Sunday: grey nurse shark

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I’ve been in the water with a lot of sharks: leopard sharks, wobbegongs, Port Jackson sharks, grey and white tipped reef sharks and grey nurse sharks. What’s a scary thing I’ve encountered diving? That dreaded apex predatory homo sapiens. Homo sapiens is of course the big threat to today’s Endangered Sunday species, the grey nurse shark or carcharias taurus.

Aerial view of Sydney harbour and surrounds from the north

Quakers Hill nursing home fire

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Anyone concerned about family members at the Quakers Hill Nursing Home can call 1800 227 228 for information.

From latest bulletins it seems a fire alarm sounded at about 5am and despite fast firefighting response (6 minutes according to the radio) the fire had become massive. As of the 8:30am bulletins police are advising that 9 people have died and that 20 more people are being treated for burns injuries.

carcharias taurus, Maroubra, Sydney, by Doug Anderson, CC BY-NC

Endangered Sunday: grey nurse shark

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I’ve been in the water with a lot of sharks: leopard sharks, wobbegongs, Port Jackson sharks, grey and white tipped reef sharks and grey nurse sharks. What’s a scary thing I’ve encountered diving? That dreaded apex predatory homo sapiens. Homo sapiens is of course the big threat to today’s Endangered Sunday species, the grey nurse shark or carcharias taurus.