The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal
A group of South Korean YouTubers, acting as a neighbourhood watch group known as jagyeongdan, spent a month protecting a stranded shark in a Busan canal. Wearing high-visibility vests and livestreaming their efforts, they guarded the animal from disruptive onlookers before it was successfully guided back to open water.
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Highlights the growing influence of livestreamers and internet culture in shaping community engagement and localized conservation efforts.
(Left to right) The YouTubers Kim Jong-hwan, Choi Won-jin and Na Tae-soo, who have been keeping watch over the trapped shark in Busan Composite: Supplied/Yonhap (Left to right) The YouTubers Kim Jong-hwan, Choi Won-jin and Na Tae-soo, who have been keeping watch over the trapped shark in Busan Composite: Supplied/Yonhap South Korea The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal Wearing hi-vis and carrying selfie sticks, livestreamers watched over an animal that was trapped for a month and drew more than 1.6m visitors before being guided out
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