Police and fishermen return whale shark calf back to sea in Hainan

A whale shark calf, which beached near Li'an in Hainan Province, is helped back out to sea by fishermen, local residents and the police, on June 20, 2017. Whale sharks are a second-class protected species in China. [Photo: VCG]

Officers from the Li'an border police station in Hainan Province check the condition of the stranded whale shark calf, on June 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Officers from the Li'an border police station in Hainan Province check the condition of the stranded whale shark calf, on June 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Officers from the Li'an border police station in Hainan Province check the condition of the stranded whale shark calf, on June 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Officers from the Li'an border police station in Hainan Province help a stranded whale shark calf back out to sea, on June 20, 2017. [Photo: VCG]