DONSOL, Sorsogon — After a light breakfast, we went to the Butanding (the local term for whale shark) Registration Office to sign up and watch a video on the do’s and don’ts of interacting with these ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. I was afraid to come out of the water. Not because I was wearing an eensy weensy yellow polka dot bikini - it was a ...

After Mayon, I went on to Donsol with Benjamin, my 12-year-old son. I really wanted him to see a butanding because the last time I was with my two kids we were at sea for five hours — and we very ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. For years, Donsol in the province of Sorsogon has been the seasonal home of the butanding —whale sharks, gentle ...

LEGAZPI CITY—Whale sharks, locally known as “butanding,” have started surfacing in Donsol Bay in Donsol town, Sorsogon, as the annual interaction season begins, prompting conservationists to remind ...

Spotting them is a high like no other. Now a shipping giant and the World Wildlife Fund are turning the experience into a sustainable move for the environment A diving enthusiast on our boat taught us ...

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – It’s amazing what whale sharks can do. Tourism and business in the city are agog over the sighting of the gentle giants, also known as “butanding,” in coastal waters just ...

SORSOGON CITY, Sorsogon (PIA) — Frequent sightings of whale sharks in the coastal town of Donsol in Sorsogon mark the start of the season for people to interact with the world’s largest fish.

There’s bad news for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an iconic marine animal frequently spotted in Philippine waters and known locally as butanding. Now listed as “endangered” on the International ...