Wildlife Cheeky whale shark gets a free feed …the nets down with the spillover fish inside, tempting the whale shark to poach their catch,” says Mark. Chowing down on stolen fish from the nets can get the sharks…
News Vulnerable to endangered: whale sharks one step closer to extinction …concerning.” The conservation status of whale sharks was recently updated from Vulnerable to Endangered. (Image: Warren Lynn / Flickr) Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are one of only three filter-feeding sharks…
News Injuries to Ningaloo’s whale sharks are increasing. The cause? Likely boat collisions …913 whale sharks between 2008 and 2013, and found one fifth of Ningaloo’s whale sharks had some form of serious injury. “Some of the major scars were probably bite marks…
Travel Cruising with whale sharks …sharks in the largest aggregation anywhere in the world. Hundreds of this huge fish species arrive here to gorge on the plentiful but tiny zooplankton. Whale sharks can grow to…
Fundraising Whale sharks need our help THE WHALE SHARK is the world’s largest fish species, reaching up to 20m in length and an average weight of more than 20 tonnes. Sadly, the global population of whale…
Wildlife Ultimate guide to Australian sharks …170 of them inhabit Australian seas, from the world’s largest, the whale shark, to one of the smallest, the pygmy shark, and of course, the equally fascinating and fearsome great…
Reader Photos Diving with whale sharks Richard Cowling submitted this shot of divers with whale Sharks at Olsob, Cebu in the Philippines….
Wildlife The top 10 coolest sharks in Australia, according to our shark editor-at-large I’m often asked what my favourite species of shark is. I think most people expect me to say white sharks or tiger sharks. Interestingly, very few people guess bull sharks….
Destinations Top 10 whale-watching spots in Australia …whale sharks visit Exmouth to feed on zooplankton that thrives in the warm water. Despite their name, whale sharks are actually the world’s biggest fish, growing up to 18m in…
Australian Geographic Shark Blog How adequate are Australia’s shark conservation efforts? …iconic and economically important species, such as the whale shark, white shark, scalloped and great hammerheads, school shark and grey nurse shark. While this was certainly not good news, encouragingly,…
