http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/shark-savers http://assets2.looktothestars.org/images/square-logo-1371540491.png http://www.looktothestars.org/ en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement <p>Basketball star <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/yao-ming">Yao Ming's</a> new public service announcement for <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/wildaid">WildAid</a> is asking people in China to think twice before ordering shark fin soup.</p> <p>Many shark species are nearing extinction as sharks are being stripped of fins and left to flounder helplessly until they die on the ocean floor. &#8220;If you could see, each year, how up to 70 million sharks are killed to end up in soup, could you still eat it?&#8221; goes the <span class="caps">PSA</span>.</p> <p>Besides the disturbing aspect of de-finning, the loss of shark populations has some serious repercussions. Sharks play a key role in the marine ecosystem from fish populations to carbon-dioxide-consuming phytoplankton to healthy reef systems. Without sharks, former prey flourishes and this affects everything down the food chain line.</p> <p>More: <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3759-yao-ming-calls-for-an-end-to-shark-fin-soup" rel="canonical">http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3759-yao-ming-calls-for-an-end-to-shark-fin-soup</a></p> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3759 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3759-yao-ming-calls-for-an-end-to-shark-fin-soup Yao Ming WildAid Shark Savers Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Animals Environment Water Conservation