Dismembered Great White Shark Found on Beach May Have Been Killed for Meat
On 5/10/21 at 6:35 AM EDT
The gruesome remains of a dismembered great white shark have been spotted on a beach in New Zealand.
Local non-profit organization White Shark Conservation Trust (WSCT) posted an image of the dead animal a juvenile over the weekend.
The non-profit said the shark appeared to have stab wounds to the head, indicating that it was killed after it was brought to shore at Pilot Bay, Tauranga located on New Zealand s North Island.
Read more Someone must have seen the shark being caught or cut up, WSCT said in a Facebook post accompanying the photo.
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