The chance to swim with the world’s biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. A fisherman feeding ...

In the predawn light, Lorene de Guzman paddles out to sea in his tiny wooden outrigger to hand-feed the giants living in the water. One of the behemoths, a whale shark known as 180, swims up, its ...

Two years ago, it was a sleepy village that never saw tourists unless they were lost or in transit. Now they flock there in their hundreds to swim with whale sharks, the world's largest fish. The ...

It was an accident—or attack—waiting to happen. Two whale sharks that frequent Oslob town, south Cebu, were confirmed to be seriously injured, one of them by a spear and the other by the propeller of ...

The Philippines, in 1998, was one of the first countries to adopt protective legislation toward the whale shark. By banning the fishing of the whale sharks and punishing illegal fishing, Philippines ...

MANILA, Philippines — At least 95 percent of endangered whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) observed in Oslob, Cebu province, since 2012 have been injured and scarred due to activities linked to wildlife ...

A whale shark nicknamed Fermin who has become a popular tourist attraction in the Philippines has been slashed across the face by a boat propeller, marine biologists report. The gentle giant — whale ...

The male whale shark "Fermin" feeds at a non-motorized boat in the Tan-awan feeding area in Oslob, the Philippines before his injury. Like other sharks who feed there regularly, Fermin sports calluses ...

MANILA, Philippines — A study published this week showed that whale sharks observed in Oslob, Cebu reportedly have higher number of injuries due to tourism activities, as compared to whale sharks in ...