Sharks in Bahamas Test Positive for Cocaine, Caffeine

0:00On April 6, sharks off the Bahamas are turning up positive for some wild substances. Cocaine, caffeine, and prescription meds like acetaminophen and Dichofenec, a new study in environmental pollution tested 85 sharks from five species and 28 of them, mostly Caribbean reef, nurse, and lemon. Sharks show detectable levels in their blood. This marks the first time anyone's found caffeine and acetaminophen in any shark species worldwide, plus the debut detection of cocaine and Dichofenec, in Bahamian waters, a spot long-called pristine paradise. Blame it on booming tourism and coastal growth, cranking of wastewater volume and chemical loads. Sharks long lives and constant swim through human touch habitats make them prime sponges for this mess. The contaminated ones showed shifts in biological markers that could tweak their behavior, though scientists aren't sure on the full damage yet. Platonic exposure to these unnatural compounds spells trouble for marine life.

1:01Lead researcher Natasha Woznik stresses it's not just the cocaine-graving headlines. Caffeine and meds are equally scary for shark health, and populations way beyond any human risks, time to rethink that island runoff before paradise goes toxic. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News, today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story.