 While the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the Pondicherry shark as Critically endangered, also thought to have been extinct since the 1970s, it continues to be found in markets, most recently in 2019 at a local fishing village in southern Sri Lanka after the continuous efforts made by the famous biologist and conservationist Forrest Galante in a special episode 'The Lost Shark' of the Discovery channel program 'Extinct or Alive' Newsweek.The specimen found will be displayed in the museum of Sri Lanka to raise awareness of the critically endangered species.It is probably threatened by intense and escalating fishing pressure throughout its range.The shark is among the 25 “most wanted lost” species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation's “Search for Lost Species” initiative.