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Is Tourism Good for South Africa’s Great White Sharks?

Shark cage-diving has become big business in South Africa, luring visitors from all parts of the world. Conservationists say that the tourism could be good for the overall image people have of sharks, and the ecosystems the predators need to survive.

African Penguin Colony at the Edge of Extinction

A colony of African penguins living and breeding on a small island off the southern tip of Africa is fighting an increasingly desperate battle for survival.

Are you watching?! The challenges that a show like this faces are huge and numerous, and the production team has been working tirelessly for three months, against all odds, to pull it off. Here are some pictures from the final moments leading up to the live event, including technical rehearsals, when the crew tests the…

Know your sharks! Learn more about the tiger shark.

For more about shark conservation, see: “Marshall Islands Declares World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary” “What the California Shark Fin Ban Means” “Pacific Island Nations Take Lead in Shark Conservation“

(See also “Marshall Islands Declares World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary.”)

For more about the prehistoric megalodon, see “Ancient Giant Shark Had Strongest Bite Ever, Model Says.”

Live-Broadcast director, Peter Cilliers, gives a tour of the control-room and describes the “insane” sharp pictures — the HD live footage —  we’ll be getting from underwater at dawn South Africa time — one of the unique and difficult technical challenges faced by the production team on this show.

Aquavision, a world class non-fiction production company based in South Africa, is producing ‘Shark Attack Experiment LIVE with Nat Geo WILD.  Aquavision’s Head of Production, Steve Eder shares his hopes for how the show will help diminish the fearful perception of sharks.

This video was pulled from the live feed coming from our floating TV studio anchored just 6km offshore.  This video is about an hour and a half old at this posting.  As you can see it is crowded and chaotic on board the boat as crew and on-air experts prepare for the live broadcast.  Seen…

Off the coast of San Francisco, an unexpected killing challenged the great white shark’s supremacy as the ultimate predator when one became prey to a killer whale.  Whale-watchers witnessed a stunning act of nature as a killer whale rose to the water’s surface with a great white in its mouth and held it there for…

‘Shark Attack Experiment LIVE’ dive-team leader Mark Addison talks to host Anna Gillian about what makes this show different and why he expects we’ll be seeing shark behavior that’s never been captured on film before.

If you’re outside of the US, you can watch ‘Shark Attack Experiment LIVE’ , well, live! We’re streaming it live-online  – the behind-the-scenes pre-show just started and the show itself will start streaming at 9P et. Our international viewers can see it all here: http://natgeotv.com/int/shark-attack-experiment-live If you’re in the US, keep it tuned here for…

The harbors surrounding Sydney, Australia, have become hunting grounds for some of the most dangerous shark species known to man.  After three attacks in just three weeks, a wave of terror rises over the people of Sydney, whose waters are being haunted by great white, tiger and bull sharks.  Using an elaborate underwater surveillance system,…

Due to weather issues, the Shark Attack team has had to think on their toes. Instead of testing the equipment in the rough South African waters as planned, they resorted to Plan B… the hotel pool. Here are some pictures from the divers’ impromptu swimming pool takeover.

In order to get to the modest yacht that serves as base camp for all that is and will be Shark Attack Experiment LIVE, the team must first embark on a rough and choppy 40 minute ride on the RIB (rigid inflatable boat) to get there. To give you an idea of what launching the…

In Alaska’s freezing waters lurk some of the ocean’s most agile killers―salmon sharks. They are a close relative of the great white shark and one of the few sharks with warm-blooded capabilities. Every year, thousands make the journey to the “Final Frontier” for a feeding frenzy.  Nat Geo WILD takes viewers on a breathtaking expedition…

In December, 2010, the popular tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh hit the headlines when four swimmers were brutally attacked and one killed in a spate of unprecedented shark attacks. What had turned the warm safe waters of the Red Sea into a real life horror story?  One witness describes the scene, “It really was like…

‘Shark Attack Experiment’ diver Olivia Symcox and shark-attack survivor and surfer Todd Endris spent part of yesterday riding the storm-tossed waves at Scottburgh South Africa. They are both passionate supporters of shark conservation, and as you’ll see in the video below, they are hopeful that tonight’s show will help reduce the general public’s fear of…

Narrated by critically-acclaimed actor Alec Baldwin, Planet Carnivore: Sharks delves into the cold waters of South Africa’s False Bay. There, a 2,000 pound great white shark called Haai, the Afrikaans word for shark, stalks her prey as she has done successfully for the past 15 years. In the False Bay neighborhood, there is one master…

Nat Geo WILD counts down the top ten most terrifying sharks from around the globe. Using a specially designed “Crittercam,” we’ll dive into the shark world and see everything from an intimate moment between nurse sharks to a bull shark on the prowl for its next meal. Then, we’ll take you to a Mecca for…