Sea Save Foundation
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A couple weeks late but...
To mark International Whale Shark Day, researchers announced they have solved a mystery about where whale sharks off of Australia's Ningaloo Reef go each spring and summer. Scientists found that the whale sharks returned to the reef throughout the year, information that could boost the area's ecotourism business. The whale sharks swam in international waters as well as in Indonesia and the Timor Sea before returning to the western Australia coast. The study points to the need for international cooperation for the protection of these gentle giants, whose status was changed from vulnerable to endangered last year.
Read more here (story #5).
To mark International Whale Shark Day, researchers announced they have solved a mystery about where whale sharks off of Australia's Ningaloo Reef go each spring and summer. Scientists found that the whale sharks returned to the reef throughout the year, information that could boost the area's ecotourism business. The whale sharks swam in international waters as well as in Indonesia and the Timor Sea before returning to the western Australia coast. The study points to the need for international cooperation for the protection of these gentle giants, whose status was changed from vulnerable to endangered last year.
Read more here (story #5).
