Top 20 Endangered Sharks

The discovery channel assembled a list of the 20 most endangered sharks. Majority of the names of sharks on the list were unknown to me, but the details included the estimated population of some which are below 300, and others which haven’t been sited in years, like the Pondicherry Shark. The actual list of all endangered or threatened shark species exceeds 200. The fact that this animal is so unknown to us and in so much danger is something that needs to be taken into consideration.

Although most species listed below are not in danger due to finning, humans still have an impact on their population decline through depleting resources, pollution, and bycatching (the accidental catching of a shark while fishing). By creating awareness for Sharks, especially the ones in danger of extinction, it can also allow us to explore more about this animal.

1. Ganges Shark

2. Pondicherry Shark

3. Bizant River Shark

4. New Guinea River Shark

5. Angel Shark

6. Striped Dogfish

7. Daggernose Shark

8. Dumb Gulper Shark

9. Whitefin Topeshark

10. Borneo Shark

11. Speartooth Shark

12. Sawback Angelshark

13. Smoothback Angelshark

14. Narrownose Smoothhound

15. Argentine Angelshark

16. Flapnose Houndshark

17. Sharpfin Houndshark

18. Smoothtooth Blacktip

19. Bluegray Carpetshark

20. Southern Sawtail Catshark

http://www.discoveryuk.com/web/sharks/conservation/20-most-endangered-sharks/

See link below for full list of Endangered Shark Species:

http://www.shark.ch/Preservation/EndangeredSharks/index.html