International Whale Shark Day has been designed so that we can celebrate and increase awareness about these amazing sea-dwelling creatures. Since 2012, 30th August is a special day to celebrate these gentle giants in aims to raise awareness of how this animal has been hunted to vulnerability for its highly prized fins and meat. In 2016, the whale shark was reclassified by the IUCN, which is the International Union for Conservation of Nature, moving from a vulnerable species to an endangered one, which is incredibly worrying. According to some estimates, it is believed that there are only tens of thousands of these sharks life across the globe. There are a number of different reasons why whale sharks are declining. Whale sharks are incredible to look at, and even more fascinating to learn about. Of course, hunting has a huge role to play. However, there are also cases of whale sharks colliding with boats, as well as these sharks getting trapped in fishing gear. In some parts of Asia, products that are made from whale sharks are in very high demand.

What can we do to help the whale shark?

• Learn more about the creature and spread awareness via online on your social media.
• Making donation to any sort of organisation or volunteer in helping the whale shark with those organisations.
• Cut down plastic use and make sure to recycle properly. This helps by reducing amount of plastic ends up in the oceans.
• Spend some time admire these majestic creatures by looking up their photos and videos and share on social media.

Here’s some site you may go thru to learn more on whale shark

1. Species
2. Facts
3. Facts II
4. About Fish
5. About Fish II