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With the advent of faster ships and more powerful weapons, commercial whaling depleted fin whale populations during the 20th century. Now, an estimated 30,000 of the majestic creatures swim in the Iceland region.
Smaller but similar in appearance to its mackerel shark cousin the great white, so associated is this shark with British waters it has been suggested its curious name is of Cornish origin. Wide-ranging, one specimen tagged off the coast of Ireland was later found to have crossed the Atlantic to Nova Scotia, which is where this shark was photographed.
An adult male Mediterranean monk seal swims through a national park in Madeira, which is home to one of three remaining populations.
Florida is one of a few remaining strongholds for the smalltooth sawfish in the world, pictured here in Everglades National Park. A second species, the largetooth sawfish used to populate America’s coastline, but hasn’t been seen since 1961. All five species of sawfish are endangered.