The Reason Sharks Returned to Cape Cod

Food! Sharks feasting on super-sized seal meal:

Conservation policy blamed for hike in great white sightings

Swarming the Cape coast in pockets from Eastham to Chatham, seals — a protected species for the past four decades — are being blamed for the sudden spike in shark sightings.

“Nature is out of balance,” said Michael Snell, a former Truro beach commissioner. “Until we start harvesting seals, we are going to keep having these kind of problems.”

Wildlife experts warn that seal preservation and swimmer safety are on a collision course.

Well, yes, grow more prey, get more predators.  Hare... Lynx.