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Rare Angel Shark Sighting Sparks Urgent Conservation Call

7/27/2025

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An angel shark, a critically endangered species, has made a rare appearance in Cardigan Bay, Wales, captured on film for the first time since 2021. The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales documented this sighting while researching marine life, urging immediate action to ban bottom trawling to safeguard the shark's fragile habitat.

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An angel shark, a critically endangered species, has made a rare appearance in Cardigan Bay, Wales, captured on film for the first time since 2021. The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales documented this sighting while researching marine life, urging immediate action to ban bottom trawling to safeguard the shark's fragile habitat.