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An Australian lifeguard helped rescue a woman who was critically injured by a white shark while swimming off a popular Sydney beach on Saturday.—CBS News, 13 June 2026 In May this year, scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston urged the public to be vigilant after the first white shark sighting of the season was confirmed near Martha's Vineyard.—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 11 June 2026 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified white sharks as an animal vulnerable to extinction and estimates that the population has fallen by 30-49% over the past three generations due to factors including overfishing and the impact of climate change.—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 With the World Cup coming to Foxboro, the Cape Cod National Seashore is getting the word out about white sharks to soccer enthusiasts who might spend some time along the Cape.—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for white shark