Because people are over-fishing and mistaking them for big dangerous.
ten thousand and 376 whale sharks
In the whale sharks family there are other whale sharks and other sharks
The only real predator of an adult whale is humans. Baby whales can be killed and eaten by sharks and orcas.
Whale Sharks are sharks
Fundraisers, awareness shows ( such as Disney's Oceans.) The main reason for their population depletion is that when fishermen tangle them in their nets, the whale sharks are killed rather than released.
Whale sharks - like the majority of sharks - are cold blooded.
yes. Whale sharks are very rare.
No, Whale Sharks are docile filter-feeders.
no whale sharks do not eat people they eat planktonNo
There are 100,000 to 200,000 whale sharks left
They are Sharks, therefore a fish. Very, very big: Plankton eaters.
whale sharks have a steady diet of plankton all of their lives