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BBC ONE West reported that a third attempt was underway to rescue a large dusky shark trapped in a harbor in Busan, South Korea. It said the shark, nicknamed Bukangji, is about three metres long and endangered, and that earlier attempts to guide it back to open sea had failed. Ten government agencies were coordinating the operation, with rescue workers using a raft and netting to move the shark toward open water. The coverage said more than 1.6 million people had visited the harbor, and it noted concerns about the shark's welfare, including stress from crowds and a bruised snout, while local citizens had formed a patrol to reduce disturbance at night. The BBC ONE West report said the outcome would not be known immediately because the shark had returned to the canal on previous attempts. 5 reported on Ollie, a hedgehog that lost its prickles after developing a fungal infection. It said Ollie was receiving care while recovering and had become an ambassador for a wildlife charity that helps other hedgehogs in need.

Key Claims by Channel

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Reported by a few · 2–3 channels
A third attempt is under way to rescue a large shark trapped in a harbour in South Korea.	Not reported by Channel 5			Reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Ten government agencies are coordinating the rescue.	Not reported by Channel 5		Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
The shark returned to the canal during the two previous rescue attempts.	Not reported by Channel 5			Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
More than 1.6 million people had visited the Busan harbour to see the shark.	Not reported by Channel 5		Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
The shark had a bruised snout, possibly from contact with hard surfaces, and concerns were raised about stress from crowds and city noise.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News		Not reported by Channel 4	Reported by ITV
Only on one channel
The trapped shark was an endangered dusky shark around three metres long, known as Bukangji.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Rescue workers installed a raft with yellow netting across the canal to guide the shark toward the open harbour.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Biologists suggested warmer weather, warmer seas and abundant fish may explain why the shark was in the harbour.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Local residents formed a patrol to stop people shining lights at the shark at night so it could sleep.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Dusky sharks are endangered because their fins are hunted for a delicacy in China and elsewhere in Asia.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News	Reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
A hedgehog named Ollie lost his prickles after developing a fungal infection.		Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Ollie was receiving care while he recovered.		Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
Ollie became an ambassador for a wildlife charity that helps other hedgehogs and raises awareness of wildlife rescue.		Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Not reported by ITV
A three-metre dusky shark is believed to have travelled from the Korea Strait to Busan.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Reported by ITV
The shark was named an honorary ambassador for the city.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by BBC News	Not reported by BBC One	Not reported by Channel 4	Reported by ITV

This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.