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Li Jing

Police are investigating after photographs circulated on social media of a protected whale shark being caught and killed in southern China, according to a news agency report.
The pictures show the baby shark swimming near an oil rig off the coast of Beihai in the Guangxi region and later being lifted out of the water, the China News Service reported.
The photographs went viral online and sparked public anger.
After uproar in China, rare animals to remain off the menu
One online post said: “Beautiful creature. It was a mistake for you to come to China.”
Whale sharks are listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature list of threatened species.
Police in Beihai were quoted as saying they were investigating a boat owner that had allegedly transported the shark.
They have also intensified checks of local wet markets and cold storage warehouses, according to the article.
Beihai government’s press office has also appealed for the public to give more information about the case.
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The whale shark is protected in China. Regulations state that they must be set free right away if caught by fishermen.
Dozens of baby hammerhead sharks, also protected animals, were sold at a wet market in Sanya on Hainan island last month after they were caught by local fishermen in the South China Sea.


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Outcry after protected whale shark caught off coast of southern China

Police investigating the case in the coastal city of Beihai in Guangxi region

After uproar in China, rare animals to remain off the menu

Outcry after protected whale shark caught off coast of southern China

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Police investigating the case in the coastal city of Beihai in Guangxi region

After uproar in China, rare animals to remain off the menu