Crocs. There is also evidence that Crocs have taken people, some who were tourists and others who were intoxicated and those who were right place/wrong time. Crocs lifecycle is different to sharks (shorter) and they have eggs with a relatively high rate of survival.

Dingos. I think that the rouge Dingos could be captured and released away from areas popular with tourists etc. Educating people who may come into contact with Dingos may/may not work as some people would still like to feed them etc.

Bears. Apart from the 'piddling and stinking' variety that gets high on leaves, we don't have Bears here (although Wombats look a bit like a Bear that never learnt to walk and they can be aggressive little fu%&ers) In Canada and the US, Bears that become overly agressive are either moved or shot, which is a shame as it is typically the pressure put on their habitat by humans that causes interactions and sometimes aggression. I'm no Bear expert but I do know quite a few Canadian folk who are outdoorsy types and are pretty astute regarding Bears. (yeah, I know, weak anectdotal evidence)

Lions. MMMMmmmmm. Again, I suspect that it is the pressure being put on their habitat that causes the interactions that lead to fatalities.

Hippos. Fark me these things can be sociopathic and I am so glad they don't live in the oceans. Again, the pressure put on their habitat by 'progress' is why I suspect Hippos come into contact with humans. Either that or they are just evil mutherf(^*rs who suffer constantly from the pain of projectile diarrhea.

The one common link between Man v's Wild is that Man has usually f*(cked something up somewhere that has lead to an imbalance which has further compounded the problem of interaction in non controllled environment ie. Man outside cage and animal inside cage.

Only my opinion and I am not offering empirical support for what I am typing. I'm not a vegetarian, nor a vegan, I simply hold animals in pretty high regard, like most people. EDIT I figure my dietry habits come at the expense of animals (bacon especially) so perhaps I am 'compensating' for that with my views regarding sharks.

subasurf said...

Fish Hoek bay?

swalkington said...

^^^^^
Must be the only white that hasn't relocated to west oz

jbshack said...

I new crocs live for ever but i was under the notion that they are very effective breeders

I know they control croc populations by removing eggs from the wild nests.

They are also territorial so that makes it easier to find one after any sort of attack. Often they will move them on even after a few stock loses

LateStarter said...

There has to be a simpler method of preventing GWS encounters.

We all know sharks have an amazing sense of smell, and have heard the 'single drop of blood from miles away' anecdotes.

We also know that despite being at the very top of the food chain there are creatures that old Whitey stays clear of, some being poisonous, some spiny and some bony.

Would it be too far fetched to believe such creatures give off a 'stay away' scent or pheremone that the GWS or predators in general recognise and keep their distance?

Imagine if we could extract and replicate such a pheremone, and develop a product that you could wash/steep your wetty or boardies in, and surf soundly knowing that the toothy locals no longer find your backside to be a tender meal.

Such a product could be deployed regularly off popular beaches - kind of as a 'reverse chum'.