At one of the world’s busiest whale shark sites, tourists are harassing gentle giants. Drones caught the violations in action. Researchers from the University of South Florida used drone footage from ...

Once hunted and butchered for oil and meat, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are now being rescued by fishers along India’s western Arabian Sea coast. Since 2001, the nonprofit Wildlife Trust of India ...

A protected whale was struck by a fishing boat while swimming in busy waters near a popular whale-watching hotspot off China’s southern coast. The dramatic collision happened off Weizhou Island in the ...