A group of local fishermen in Ghana's Central Region erupted in excitement after encountering a whale shark, a species listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
In a video shared on social media platform X, about a dozen fishermen are seen struggling to pull the massive creature back into the sea.
After several attempts, they successfully returned the whale shark to its natural habitat.
This positive outcome contrasts with a similar incident in September 2020, when fishermen in the Volta Region caught a humpback whale.
