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Lindsay French

Burgess with shark specimen jars

Profiles

Former shark program director Burgess retires, will focus on research

February 5, 2018

Throughout his more than 40-year career at the University of Florida, George Burgess gained an international reputation with the media…Read More

sandbar shark

Life on Earth

2017 ‘average’ year for shark attacks, deaths

February 5, 2018

With 88 reported unprovoked shark attacks and five fatalities worldwide, 2017 was “just an average year,” according to the University…Read More

George Burgess with shark bones and specimens

Life on Earth

Global shark attacks drop to annual average in 2016

January 24, 2017

After 2015’s record-busting 98 shark attacks, calmer waters prevailed in 2016. The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File reported…Read More

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