Half a million sharks may be killed in effort to make Covid vaccine, wildlife experts say

The top predators are harvested for squalene, a natural oil made in the liver of sharks, which is listed as an ingredient on a number of candidates for the Covid-19 vaccine. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8778565/Half-million-sharks-killed-effort-make-Covid-vaccine-wildlife-experts-say.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490