Amazing Rescue: shark found with a large pole lodged in its throat

Posted 5 min ago by Aditi Chengappa in Environment Currently endangered, a shark was rescued after two divers found it had a large pole stuck in its throat. It is possibly because of illegal fishing. A grey nurse shark was found by two divers in Australia, the poor creature had a 4 feet gaff- a hooked pole used to haul big fish on to boats wedged in his mouth. The injury was probably the result of illegal fishing as the species is currently endangered. Although there is no evidence whether someone was attempting to catch the 11 feet shark, only immediate medical attention could have saved the creature. John Natoli, one of the divers who spotted the shark off the north coast of New South Wales said, " Although it did not appear to be suffering in a way, it was obvious it wouldn't be able to hunt and eat very successfully, and... [read full story]