Photo shows a weak "Butanding" (endangered large type of whale) found along the coastal area of Oslob, Cebu, immediately died after hours of rescue.
Sightings of (group of) melon-headed dolphins and whale sharks are common in Oslob and other neighboring towns. South Cebu's clear and blue sea serves as playing ground and suitable habitat of these endangered species.
*photographs are owned and from Mr. Gamaliel Restificar
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sir, it's a whale shark... by the size of it - baby pa lang sya...
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marinduqueño mandin
bro what's the real story behind this and how did this happen?
ReplyDeletethis is a really sad scene
Sir dis photo was taken on 2009 while i was on monitoring, natagpuan lng sa mababaw na part ung butanding taz mahina na,,, after hours sad to say namatay,,, just shared dis since patok ngaun sa oslob ang tukil o butanding encounter/watching,,, sana maalagaan kc endangered species n to at malaki ang effect s survival nla ang disturbance ng mga nag uusyuso lalo n at mga baby whales ang karamihan ng nakikita sa oslob,,, tnx for dropping her;)
ReplyDeleteKawawa naman :( I'm going there next week to swim with them. I hope maayos ang mga patakaran nila to take care of these whale sharks.
ReplyDeleteKawawa naman :( I'm going there next week to swim with them. I hope maayos ang mga patakaran nila to take care of these whale sharks.
ReplyDeletephew! that's a better news. i thought this was a recent picture..
ReplyDeleteyeah there should be strict implementation of rules and offenders be penalized, no exemption.
my sister even told me that a family member of her friend hugged the butanding while they were swimming with it in Oslob.. I was outraged with that news. They were apprehended by the fishermen but is that even enough? The "harm" has been done.
tsk3..
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ReplyDeleterue sir ed, agree aleah! actually i was assigned in south cebu (NGO- monitoring) for more than 2 years, and been to oslob many times... year 2009 pagdating q dolphin and whale shark are said na common seen na sa area, lalo na dun sa part na malapit sa Sumilon Island(Tan-awan and Mainit)...
ReplyDeleteother point...as i remembered 400 pesos dti na bayad sa bangka ok na( no time limit) pero ngaun nga na patok na dami q nababasa na per hour n rate,,,
I am not against dis since tourism to pero sana magkaron nga ng rules/limits para indi nman maabuso at indi maharm ang mga endangered species n to' ,,,
kawawa naman. i'm wondering why biglang dumami ang mga whale sharks sa area na yan.baka indicative yan sa conditions ng dagat
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