Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are studying bull sharks in the Caloosahatchee River to determine if they’ve been exposed to human drugs. If the drugs interfere with their ability to reproduce, it could eventually devastate the species, which already faces numerous threats from humans and has been in a steep population decline since the 1970s. WGCU’s Amy Tardif has more.
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are studying bull sharks in the Caloosahatchee River to determine if they’ve been exposed to human drugs. If the drugs interfere with their ability to reproduce, it could eventually devastate the species, which already faces numerous threats from humans and has been in a steep population decline since the 1970s. WGCU’s Amy Tardif has more.
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