Busan's 'Bukang-i' is back again. What now for the city's celebrity shark?
Bukang-i is back in the canal at Busan's North Port Waterfront Park on Thursday morning, having crossed a net barrier set up a day earlier to guide the shark back to the open sea. This marks the second time the female dusky shark, an endangered species, has slipped past a barrier and returned after authorities attempted to lead it out to sea. The shark's repeated returns have left authorities struggling to find a way to rescue the shark and return it to the outer sea amid signs of deteriorating
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