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20-03-2023, 02:01 PM
Emma Gatten
Sun, 19 March 2023 at 8:47 pm SGT
It was a golden opportunity to learn more about a rare and secretive shark species that had never been found before in the UK.
But within hours of the smalltoothed sand tiger shark washing up dead on a beach in Hampshire, its head, tail and fin were butchered under the cover of darkness and whisked away by apparent trophy hunters. With them went vital scientific information.
Conservationists are now pleading for the return of the remains of the 6ft sand tiger shark, which was discovered by locals on Lepe beach in Hampshire on Saturday morning.
The species, whose range in the Northeast Atlantic normally only reaches the top of the Bay of Biscay, is classified as vulnerable and rarely observed.
Its head and eyes are of particular interest to scientists, who can use them to track where this shark has come from, and add to sparse information about the distribution of the species.
Much more info at: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/rare-shark-be...49286.html
Sun, 19 March 2023 at 8:47 pm SGT
It was a golden opportunity to learn more about a rare and secretive shark species that had never been found before in the UK.
But within hours of the smalltoothed sand tiger shark washing up dead on a beach in Hampshire, its head, tail and fin were butchered under the cover of darkness and whisked away by apparent trophy hunters. With them went vital scientific information.
Conservationists are now pleading for the return of the remains of the 6ft sand tiger shark, which was discovered by locals on Lepe beach in Hampshire on Saturday morning.
The species, whose range in the Northeast Atlantic normally only reaches the top of the Bay of Biscay, is classified as vulnerable and rarely observed.
Its head and eyes are of particular interest to scientists, who can use them to track where this shark has come from, and add to sparse information about the distribution of the species.
Much more info at: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/rare-shark-be...49286.html
