I love your current Planet In Peril: Battle Lines adventure among these majestic warriors of the sea, the great whites. Thank you so much for all you share with your viewers from around the world. Take care and God Bless.

Not sure what angle you are taking with the shark story – the diving is controversial here with some people believing that the baiting causes sharks to move into areas that people use for swimming and surfing and therefore could be harming sharks (as well as people ) in the long run. As with many other environmental issues the moral ambiguity makes it difficult to know what's right – do we allow the diving and raise concern about the sharks in general and create jobs, but at the same time create a potential problem for humans and the sharks?

Generally speaking in South Africa people care for the environment – our longest running actuality programme on the public broadcaster is an environmental programme. But even though we are first world in being able to define environmentally friendly strategies, implementing and monitoring them becomes very difficult. And it is because there is often a moral dilemma – for example, do you stop people doing subsistence farming in an environmentally sensitive area and thereby deprive them of their livelihood in order to save the environment?

It sometimes seem as if our inability to reconcile democratic principles – i.e. the rights of the individual with the holistic needs of the planet and short term survival with longer term sustainability causes a lot of inaction. I guess we will need to rethink some of the intentions of democracy if we are going to save the planet.

I admire your courage even in the ocean.

I look at your life and draw strength from what you do.

I trust in your intelligence to bring us this report and be back safely.

I thank you and keep up the great work.

Sincerely,

Lisa L
Sydney, Australia

U r doing lot with the sharks but what about the Kashmir, I hardly have heard from you about Kashmir. U might be knowing that we are frustrated with the illegal occupation of India.. Can u please cover some time news of Kashmir on humenaterian grounds.

Regards

*love*

I am so jealous of you right now, Anderson. You have NO IDEA what I would give for an opportunity like that. Thank you for covering our oceans in this next PIP segment. I cannot wait to see the way it all comes together.

Congratulations on your experience with our oceans magnificent and beautiful fish.

See, that's the basic difference between us, you're down behind the bars marveling at the wonder of it all.

I'd be down there, trying to get out of the cage to get a closer look, mouthing "Bring it on!" to Mr. Shark.

Go find some dolphins to play with; they're fun.

Enjoy. I hear the surf's good in South Africa.

Anyhow, you are very lucky & it's very awesome! Can't wait for PIP2!
As always, what you do is amazing.

Stay safe, & come back soon.

You are going to have some great stories to tell your kids....just survive long enough to do that...lol.

Anyway, I hear sharks don't like lean foods, so you are safe.

Campbell asked us last night if we thought you were scared to get up close and personal near the Sharks. My response was – “Campbell – Anderson Scared – NEVER!! ......Well....let’s hope not!!”

From the looks of it you were having a blast!! You’ve got to be one of the luckiest Journalists ever!! You Lucky devil!! Have an awesome week!!

I thought when you said you went scuba-diving the other day, you'd be watching dolphins, but today watching this video sent shivers down me with you and the sharks. But I always remember that you feel restless like the shark and you've always got to keep moving- in your book. I'm glad the sharks were kind and not in a nippy mood. And above all you are safe. So is that your last shark assignment? I hope it is. It makes me nervous. Weren't you nervous?
Have a great time in South Africa and blog about it on "Anderson's View". Its been a long time since you blogged. Looking forward to seeing you back Anderson and stay safe.