Basking Shark Sighting in BC Sparks Hope for Population Recovery

A basking shark is seen in a file photo. A B.C. paddle border recently spotted a basking shark east of South Secretary Island, sparking hope the endangered species may appear more often in Canadian waters. Shutterstock/Simon Burt

A rare basking shark sighting off the coast of British Columbia has one local couple hoping the endangered species may be making a comeback in Canadian waters.

Vancouver Island tour operator Nick Gallant recounted to The Epoch Times his wife Kelly’s “exciting” June 14 sighting, saying that when she first told him what she had seen, he didn’t believe her.