Whale sharks spotted in marine reserve
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Provincial ENR Office in Guimaras reported whale shark (butanding) sightings at Taklong Island National Marine Reserve (TINMR) in Nueva Valencia town. RB Flores Bitala took a video of a young whale shark slowly approaching their fishing boat morning of April 30, 2019. Bitala said that whale sharks have been swimming in TINMR since March.
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Whale sharks spotted in marine reserve. (2019, May 24). Daily Guardian, pp. 3, 15.
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Marine fish; Marine parks; Swimming; Marine environment; Threatened species; Marine mammals; Sea turtles; Animal welfare; Rhincodon typus; Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO); International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Bitala, Flores; Diana, Rhett Arthur; Sardina, Vincente; Milla, Francisco E. Jr.; Nueva Valencia, Guimaras
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