Wildlife Rescues, Fat Bear Week, and a Barn Owl's Vole Saga

Key facts

• A 3.5-metre bronze whaler shark nicknamed Bukang-i has been trapped in an artificial waterway in Busan, South Korea, since 18 September.
• Rescuers from Yiari Indonesia extracted an orangutan from a wildfire-affected area in Ketapang, Indonesia.
• Bear 89, known as Backpack, won the annual Fat Bear Week competition in Katmai National Park, Alaska, defeating Marshmallow, Studious, and defending champion Chunk.
• In Weardale, Co Durham, UK, a barn owl lost a vole to a short-eared owl, then a kestrel, but recovered it and fed it to its chick despite a crow chase.
• A seal pup received a police escort while crossing a busy road in Wellington, New Zealand.
• A firefighter rescued a reptile amid a wildfire that burned over 700 hectares in Cacau Pirêra, Brazil, with 35 firefighters and 15 vehicles using more than 150,000 litres of water.
• A Siamese crocodile was released at Chhay Reap, Cambodia, where the species now has a protected breeding area.
• Arctic tern chicks on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, show signs of recovery after bird flu, flooding, and unpredictable weather, according to the National Trust.