Great white shark study could be used to drop protected status, Greens warn

Government may justify delisting the threatened species or order a cull despite its treaty obligations, senator saysA scientific study of great white shark numbers could be used by the government to justify delisting the species as threatened or ordering a cull despite international treaty obligations, the Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson has warned.Whish-Wilson, who is chairing a committee inquiring into shark mitigation and deterrence, has accused the Liberals of politicising recent deaths in