Science vs. Nature

You may have heard about the prehistoric shark spotted off the coast of Japan earlier this week. I hadn't, until a friend brought it to my attention yesterday. Well, not only was it spotted, but it was also captured... and later died in captivity. Lovely. So now we will have an even smaller chance of spotting one of its kind again.

Sometimes, I am amazed at how little thought is given to the consequences of certain actions. One might say, scientists needed to examine it in order to further our understanding of such species. Well, capturing it definitely didn't help that cause, and even diminished our chances of learning anything more about its kind. How much intelligence is needed to realize that a species that lives in very deep water might be endangered by being placed in tank is beyond me... and I totally second this Greenpeace blogger's sentiments.

Why can't we let nature just be sometimes?

story and initial feelings of discontent via ahsan.m