In Oslob (located in the Philippines), whale shark tourism has become a popular attraction, where tourists observe these majestic creatures up close while they are being fed varying amounts of ...

INSTEAD of higher rates, why not ban diving and snorkeling near whale sharks? A councilor of barangay Tan-awan, Oslob town floated this idea yesterday, saying the municipal government should ...

Oslob boatmen said they feared a drop in income and fewer tourists. Municipal Mayor Ronald Guaren doused emerging opposition to an April 15 increase in visitor fees for whale shark tourism by ...

A massive whale shark supported a snorkeler on its nose and rode off with him. In footage taken on June 6 in Oslob, Cebu province, the marine animal is seen pushing a guy to the water's surface ...

It’s 6 a.m. and nearly 100 tourists are gearing up excitedly on the beach at Oslob. We’re here to see the largest fish in the world, the whale shark – measuring between 18 and 45 feet in ...

For years, Oslob was the go-to spot in the Philippines for visitors in search of consistent sightings of whale sharks.

There, they do not feed the whale sharks, who eat mostly plankton and krill. You wait patiently, sometimes for hours, sometimes for days, hoping a whale shark will come by. We had been there a few ...

Because the 50-year-old Pakistan shark was only 33 feet long, and the animals can grow to double that size, bigger whale sharks undoubtedly are older than the two tested, he says. 'Real data from ...

Cris Cyril Tampus was snorkeling at a popular tourist spot for watching whale sharks up close in Oslob, Philippines in early June. But Tampus got a more personal encounter when one of the gentle ...

It’s 6 a.m. and nearly 100 tourists are gearing up excitedly on the beach at Oslob. We’re here to see the largest fish in the world, the whale shark – measuring between 18 and 45 feet in ...