Tuki Chronicles - Do we feed the whale sharks ?

[KE-25]

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let nature take its natural course.

feeding these gentle giants could alter their eating habits and would result in shorter lifespan for these animals. specially if we're gonna feed then chemically induced feeds.

I couldn't agree more with kentoy's statement...

Maybe not so much on Chemically induced feeds as they are fed fresh Uyap , but the feeding and taking away their natural instinct to feed.

[KE-25]

Courtesy of Sally Snow

The Whale Sharks of Oslob - YouTube

And she writes:

The clips really highlight one of the problems here - the inexperience and sometimes stupidity of divers. Oslob is the latest whale shark destination in the Philippines, but it is a controversial one. The Sharks here are attracted by food, which is fed to them by 'feeders'. Tourist can either dive, snorkel or just visit the sharks by boat. It's an incredible situation that is probably unique in the world. However it is also a very worrying one. The practices being carried out here are not the best and while I personally don't agree with feeding the sharks, the community here is really trying to make something special - this opportunity has changed the lives of many people here. The next step now is finding the balance between helping a community grow and protecting the Whale Sharks. I would love to hear your opinions on what's going on here. As I said this is only a taster from one session in the water and does not show half the problems here. However if you would like to find out more about the Sharks of Oslob, the community and the development of this unique situation then watch Feeding Giants: The Tuki Chronicles, a series of short films documenting the development of this community and it's sharks. Like them on Facebook: Feeding Giants:The Tuki Chronicles and watch them on YouTube.

[KE-25]

.. the problem with this so called Whale Watching is it's not Watching anymore ... but it's interfering with the animals behavior.

I agree with you there , the scary thing is when an accident happens its lights out on Tourism

[dangelndisguise]

wala ko kahibalo ug asa akong ivote hahaha
basa usa ko sir para at least mahunahuna nako ug tarung ug unsa ug angay

[vincent]

Don't feed them...they'll get fat and unable to swim.. Man is always disrupting nature..

[salbahis]

ever wonder why they feed the eagle like this?, think about it... the animals have survive this world thru their instinct remove that from them it will result to their doom!!!

[Tanboro]

435 kilos of uyap a day...grabiha oi... Then overcrowd nah? Tsk3...

[sikkoi]

435 kilos of uyap a day...grabiha oi... Then overcrowd nah? Tsk3...

Lamia kaha anang uyap og ginamoson na.

[crossramz]

There are plenty of things we really need to consider on this one..

some are being a nature-animal awareness, and the other are tourist and economy progress..
Though the poll above are being limited to nature-animal awareness, then i'll cast my vote literally on "don't feed it".

[bomberspaok]

ok ra na bsta dli lang pd xa pa duolon ug maau.. pra dli cla masamad...