Thursday, July 17, 2008

Sea World Veterinarian Braves Jaws to Save Shark From Hook Lodged in Throat


Australia - A three-metre grey nurse shark has had a lucky escape from a slow and painful death after marine experts removed a fishing gaff embedded in its throat yesterday. Local scuba divers spotted the distraught female hiding near Julian Rocks in the Cape Byron Marine Park and immediately reported their sighting to authorities. A crew of marine experts from Sea World, the NSW Fisheries Department and the Byron Bay Marine Park Authority set out yesterday morning in an ambitious bid to locate and save the endangered shark. More... Video - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sirius Satellite Radio