Basking Shark Rescued Off Cornish Coast
April 18, 2007 @ 11:25 AM (EST)
Source: Earthtimes.org
A basking shark was found close to death after it was entangled in a fishing net off Britain's Cornish coast.
The 12-foot shark recovered quickly after it was cut free, The Times of London said Tuesday.
Conservationists say the shark was drawn close to shore by the warm weather. Basking sharks don't usually arrive in the area until June but there have been three recent sightings off the Cornish coast, the newspaper said...
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