Rosie O'Donnell defends killing shark

Shark lovers latest bait: Rosie O'Donnell.

1. More Entertainment stories
   1. Is 'Tangled' best Disney movie ever?

      Rapunzel and Flynn Rider return this week as part of a wedding short shown before "Beauty and the Beast 3-D."

   2. 'Toddlers' mom OK with 'Sexy' song
   3. 'Iron Lady' less about Thatcher, more about aging
   4. Baldwin: 'Paradise Lost' makes moving on easier
   5. Happy birthday, Howard Stern

Environmentalists are not happy with the TV personality after a photo of Rosie standing alongside the carcass of a hammerhead shark during a fishing trip with Mark "The Shark" Quartiano in Miami was released.

Quartiano, a well-known fisherman in Florida, posted the photo on his website, which started to gain criticism due to the fact that these sharks are an endangered species and that the state banned the catch of three species of hammerheads starting Jan. 1.

LOOK: Beyonc Baby Blue Ivy Pictures: The Best of the Fake Photos

In Rosie's defense, the photos were from a family fishing trip taken years ago. But O'Donnell still caught heat on Twitter, so she tried to clear up the situation.

"i love the ocean - i am on it daily in miami - chill people - really - my family fishes," she tweeted today. Another person responded with, "my family fishes and good friends hunt. The difference is that they don't go after species at risk. Be more selective."

"we were not going after any species in particular - u catch what u catch - and it wasnt endangered til 11 days ago," she said. "I have 4 kids and a job in chicago - and I know all about sharks ... I don't make a habit of fishing for them."

PHOTOS: The Big Picture: Today's Hot Pics!

? 2012 E! Entertainment Television, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45977525/ns/today-entertainment/

veterans day thank you veterans day thank you nigel tufnel day black friday deals molokai molokai ashton kutcher twitter