The award-winning writer Mark Leiren-Young discusses his new book Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator (Orca Books, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator by Mark Leiren-Young (Orca Books, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Sharks Forever

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Sharks don’t want to eat you. That’s the lesson in the new book from Mark Leiren-Young, Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator. Sharks are fascinating, one of the oceans top predators. We take a deep dive as it were into the habitat, biology, behaviours, and personalities of sharks. And in the book, Mark gives us a sense of the threats to sharks like pollution and overfishing and shark fin soup. The book also provides us with ideas on what to do save sharks, the seas and us. Mark Leiren-Young is an award-winning author, screenwriter, playwright, and filmmaker. He hosts the podcast Skaana. He has written television shows for young viewers, cartoons too, and has produced the award-winning documentary The Hundred-Year-Old Whale. He’s previously appeared on this program with his previous books Free Magic Secrets Revealed, The Killer Whale Who Changed the World, and Orcas Everywhere. Visit www.leiren-young.com for more. This new book is from Orca Books. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, in person as it were, Mark Leiren-Young; Mr. Leiren-Young, good morning.

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