Whale Shark

• 03 Mar 2020

• Scientific Name: Rhincodon typus
• Features: Whale sharks are the largest shark and they feed on plankton and travel large distances to find enough food to sustain their huge size, and to reproduce.
• Habitat: Whale sharks are found in all the tropical oceans of the world.
• Threats: Oil & gas drilling, shipping lanes etc.
• Protection Status:
  
  • IUCN Red List: Endangered
  • CITES: Appendix II
  • Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I

Source: TH