Philip Hoare

We should learn to love sharks, not demonise them

They are the oceans’ greatest guardians, says William McKeever, yet we slaughter 100 million every year

Powered by its muscular tail and twisting pectoral fins, the great white shark dives better than almost any other marine species. Getty Images 
issue 25 July 2020
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  • Emperors of the Deep: Sharks – The Ocean’s Most Mysterious, Most Important and Most Misunderstood Guardians

    William McKeever

    William Collins, pp. 320, £20

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