[Watch] Whale shark found dead in nullah in Odisha

Balasore: Carcass of a whale shark was found in a nullah connected to sea near Kantiachera village under Khantapada police limits in Odisha’s Balasore district, today.

A whale shark found dead in a nullah near Kantiachera village under Khantapada police limits in #Odisha‘s #Balasore district. pic.twitter.com/m5KhIlXVm5

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The reason behind the death of the animal was yet to be ascertained.

Worth mentioning, local fishermen had caught a whale shark weighing five quintals and brought it to shore, three days ago. As the locals opposed the act, the fishermen later released the whale shark into the sea.