Over a hundred new whale sharks were spotted in the waters off this town in Sorsogon province in the first half of 2019, marking the highest number of the endangered species spotted in the area in the past few years, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines. A total of 104 new individuals were identified in Ticao Pass between January and June, according to a report from the WWF. These new sightings place the total number of whale sharks in Donsol at 676 since the monitoring began in 2007. WWF said the presence of whale shark juveniles in Ticao Pass suggested that the waters were being used as a “pupping ground.”

Ostria, R. A., & Enano, J. O. (2019, September 2). 104 whale sharks seen for first time in Donsol. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A8.