Juvenile Bull Sharks Thriving in Texas and Alabama Estuaries

Juvenile bull sharks are thriving in the warming waters of Texas and Alabama’s estuaries, with their numbers increasing in the last 40 years. Researchers have detected a fivefold rise in sightings of baby sharks in Mobile Bay, Alabama, and several Texas rivers. Adult bull sharks can be aggressive, but juveniles are no threat to humans and seem to use the estuaries as protection from bigger predators.