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To: Ish who wrote (15002)	8/23/2001 8:56:12 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

The Jaws of Government Are the feds to blame for the shark attacks? By Sean Paige, the Warren Brookes Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute August 8, 2001 1:00 p.m. The horrific, near-fatal shark attack on a boy off a Florida beach in July — followed just days ago by a similar mauling in the Bahamas — may be nothing more than blind bad luck, a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, a statistical improbability. At least, that's how we're expected to view such shocking encounters with nature. No one can be blamed, we're advised by "experts." A boy, doing what boys do, simply crossed paths with a shark doing what sharks do. Like themes are sounded whenever we read (as we do with what seems increasing frequency) of bear attacks, mountain lions chasing joggers, "reintroduced" wolf packs raiding ranches, alligators menacing golfers, or coyotes snatching house pets. If humankind is going to encroach upon nature, we're told, we have to accept the fact that we're not always going to come out on top in the food chain. It's just nature's way. But more than mere happenstance may lie behind the sudden, shocking return of the shark. In a curious juxtaposition of trends, shark attacks last year reached record levels in the world (79), in the U.S. (49), and in Florida (34 documented cases) — even as scientists and government officials are claiming that the animals are being chased toward extinction by fishermen looking for thrill kills. And shark attacks in the U.S. have increased dramatically since 1993 — which is when the federal government began mandating deep cuts in the number of sharks that could be caught for sport or profit............ nationalreview.com