Yesterday, the Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) announced a “shocking discovery” on the shores of the Salmon River near the town of Riggins in the western part of the state. In a press release detailing their findings, IDFG fisheries biologist Joe DuPont shared photos of what appear to be a dead salmon shark—a saltwater species with a home range well over 1,000 miles from the Gem State.

“Salmon Sharks can grow up to 10 ft long and weigh up to almost 1,000 lbs,” DuPont wrote in the release. “As indicated by its name, Salmon Sharks like to feed on salmon. So, should we be concerned with this shocking discovery and potential impacts to our salmon and steelhead populations?”

The press release includes two photos of the IDFG’s bizarre find. One shows the shark in a patch of green grass. In another, it’s seen lying in the sand on the banks of the river. It’s not clear how long the shark might have been there or how it ended up in the Salmon River before IDFG removed it.

[As far as swimming inland, that’s not unheard of – bull sharks are well known for inland forays, having been as far as 700 miles up the Mississippi and over 2450mi up the Amazon into the interior. And the deadly, terrifying shark attacks of 1916 in New Jersey were well inland along Matawan Creek. No one expected that, which is what made them even more horrifying. If “elaborate prank” dead sharks 1000 miles inland are a federal offense, they’ll go after Trump first. Betcha. ~ Beege]