Since the whale shark is a filter feeder, the divers were not at risk of being eaten A giant whale shark looked ready to snack on a pair of amazed divers off the coast of Tubbataha, Philippines.

Residents worked together to rescue a 22-foot whale shark (butanding) that got tangled in a fishing net near the shore of Barangay Maniboc, Lingayen. The massive marine creature was spotted around 10 ...

T AGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado has banned all kinds of interactions with whale sharks, locally known as “balilan,” especially feeding, in the ...

the Indo-Pacific beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus). With support from the AOF Foundation and the Davao Gulf Management Council, cetacean experts from WWF-Philippines identified three species ...

Governor Erico Aris Aumentado issued Executive Order No. 10 on February 3, 2025 that mandates the immediate cessation of whale shark feeding and other interaction activities in their province.