Kollam (Kerala): In a dramatic four-hour-long operation on Tuesday morning, a 13-foot-long whale shark entangled in a shore seine net off Kerala’s Kollam was successfully freed and released back into the sea, officials said.

The rescue was a coordinated effort involving local fishers, the Forest Department, the Coastal Police, and foreign tourists.

This marks the first recorded whale shark rescue in Kollam district and the 50th along the Kerala coast since the launch of the Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Save the Whale Shark Campaign in 2017.

The initiative, run in collaboration with the Kerala Forest Department and supported by Oracle, aims to raise awareness about whale shark conservation, educate fishing communities, promote sustainable practices, and strengthen coastal rescue resp

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