![Health and Beauty Products Endanger Sharks](https://assets.byub.org/images/64bac00a-7d9a-4ccc-8f85-8a2d4cdc7009/720x405.jpg)
- Dec 14, 2020 7:00 pm
- 22:35 mins
The upcoming Covid-19 vaccines may contain a surprising ingredient—shark oil. Stefanie Brendl, of Shark Allies, teaches us about squalene and why its use might be a death sentence for thousands of sharks. The good news is that squalene can be found in plants as well, and some consumers are insisting that manufacturers use plant-based sources, which would preserve sharks to do their job managing sealife populations. Guest: Stefanie Brendl, founder and Executive Director of Shark Allies