Shark attack survivor is on a mission to protect these animals: 'Fear can be a powerful motivator'
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Fox News Digital spoke to Paul de Gelder of "Shark Week" about the accident that changed his life in 2009 when a shark ripped off two limbs — and why he's now working tirelessly to save sharks.
Yet de Gelder developed a completely different view. He wanted to get closer to the animal — and learn all he could about it. "Fear can be a very powerful motivator … My fear was that I was going to lose my career." He left full-time military service in 2012 and was a reserve Navy diver for a few years. "The way that things change is when a lot of people do small things consecutively." "Though some sharks have good eyesight, their sensory organs enable them to detect even the smallest movement or scent before they even see what caused it." "What’s out there? Is it hungry? Will it get me? A new environment can always be a little scary." Maureen Mackey is managing editor of lifestyle for Fox News Digital.
Today, he's passionately devoted to saving sharks all over the world partly because of "the ripple effect" their existence has on humans.
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