#WhaleSharkDay

Protect the ocean's gentle giants — August 30th
Community-led
117Trees planted
12Adopters

Overview

Plant trees to mark International Whale Shark Day and connect with a global effort to protect a species facing habitat loss, boat strikes, and warming seas.

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Maxime Renaudinplanted
A good reason to plant a tree!
30 August - Score: 541.88
Andre Koningplanted
Hallo. Euch allen eine schöne Zeit
6 September - Score: 514.80
Achouri Stéphanieplanted
#Graine24
Fleurs colorées qui égaient l’été
Merci pour vos gouttes d’eau🌧🥰💧
6 September - Score: 504.54
Cynthia Lebo
Replanted
Grootie planted and inspired
For whatever reason, they appear to be incredibly friendly creatures.
30 August 2023 - Score: 504.27
Cynthia Lebo
Replanted
Cynthia Leboplanted
Gentle giants. Kristian Schmidt did a series of photos with models to bring awareness to the plight of Whale sharks
30 August 2023 - Score: 495.87
Vasile Stoica
Replanted
Tree-Nation planted and inspired
Today is #InternationalWhaleSharkDay! 🦈🌊
A day to celebrate the world’s largest fish and the incredible biodiversity of our oceans. Mark the day with a positive action for our planet: replant this tree 🌱
30 August - Score: 447.96
Federica Colombiniplanted
International Whale Shark Day has been designed so that we can celebrate and increase awareness about these amazing sea-dwelling creatures.
28 August 2023 - Score: 0.04
SueM planted
Whale sharks are the largest member of the shark family and the largest fish in the world. Weighing up to 20 tonnes, they can grow up to 14 m long – that’s as long as a school bus! However, these pelagic animals do not evoke the same fearful reaction in us as their smaller cousins do, instead, they are arguably the most gentle giant you’ll meet. Their relaxed demeanour and enormous size could be what inspired their somewhat confusing name, as they are not related to whales in any way.
Living in warm waters around the world, whale sharks are filter feeders rendering their 3,000 tiny (around 5 mm long) teeth, of not much use while they spend their days hoovering up not only plankton and fish eggs but also small fish and squid. Being filter feeders means they filter thousands of litres of water through their gills to catch their food. Since they only reach maturity at the age of 25 it’s no surprise that their sole focus in their younger years is food, fuelling an epic growth spurt from 55–64 cm at birth to over 14 m, requiring an equally epic proportion of food!
30 August 2023 - Score: 0.04
Roxanne Cplanted
Whale sharks are filter feeding sharks, and are the biggest fish, growing up to 12 meters long.
Whale sharks are under threat:

"Many sharks are accidentally caught in fishing gear, as well as caught deliberately for their fins, which are a delicacy in Asia.

Their ocean home is also in danger. From climate change warming the water - affecting both habitats, prey and shark population shifts - to plastic pollution, which could cause entanglement or be ingested, especially by filter feeders." (wwf)

(image shutterstock/Rich Carey/wwf)
30 August 2023 - Score: 0.03
Roxanne Cplanted
Another mangrove for whale sharks, with a petition to tell world leaders to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030.
https://only.one/act/30x30?utm_source=organic-share&utm_medium=share-copy&utm_content=petition_chapter&utm_plan=starter

I also recently set up a monthly plan on Only one, planting mangroves and corals every month as well as removing plastic from the ocean. If anyone is interested, if you use the following link you can get an extra 30 mangrove trees planted for you
https://only.one/invite/URRTC842
(hope it's okay to mention that here, planting trees is important but so is protecting the ocean)
30 August 2023 - Score: 0.02