TAGBILARAN 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 ...

Woah! Whale sharks are covered in white spots and each shark has their own unique spot pattern, similar to human fingerprints. Even though a whale shark’s mouth can be up to 5 feet wide and have over ...

Bohol Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado's Executive Order No. 10 - 2025 considers the harmful effects of whale shark interaction activities on biodiversity CEBU, Philippines – Bohol Governor ...

The Wildlife Trust of India’s “Pan India Whale Shark Project” has rescued and released 1,001 whale sharks that were accidentally entangled in fishing nets, which the agency says is a ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as ... [+] artificial features like offshore oil and gas platforms, with both acting as migratory ...

A team of researchers have recently witnessed behavior in the wild that could offer critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces. This surprising discovery, made by a research team ...

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Activities with "butandings" or whale sharks in the Province of Bohol are ordered stopped by the Provincial Government. Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado issued an executive order on February 3, 2025 ...

Researchers have witnessed behavior in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces. For the first time researchers have witnessed behaviour in the ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as artificial features like offshore oil and gas platforms, with both acting as migratory "stepping ...

Following stricter national regulations on whale shark conservation introduced in November last year, the government of Maldives has now moved to enforce propeller guards on all excursion boats within ...

Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) on Tuesday freed a whale shark accidentally entangled in fishing nets off the coasts of Kerala. This marked the rescue and release of the 1,001st such animal since the ...