The Whale Shark

The Whale Shark extinction
The extinction of marine animals has been a major problem in the 21st century; this is the case of creatures like the whale sharks. The whale shark have been disappearingfast for many reasons like hunting and pollution reducing the life expectancy for this recently discovered animals which has a economic, scientific and moral importance for the society. In this essaywe will express the reasons why this animals must be protected and also know what people think about this animals.
Firstly the whale shark is a recently discovered specie, that’s why the scientistand ecologist look for their preservation because they need to research about the characteristics and the behavior of this animal looking for benefits and the biological knowledge. It not was until 1828when the first whale shark specimen known by science was discovered off the South African coast. This is a rare species and prior to 1981 there had been less than 350 species confirmed (“Sharks inAustralian Coast”, Australian Government). Since the discover the scientist and ecologist have been researching about this specie and have found incredible facts like their reproductive form(Ovoviviparous) and their gentle behavior with the human kind, becoming the only fish that can interact with the human without any risk.
On the other hand this animals have been recently considered a touristicattraction in the islands around their environment, that’s why they represent economic incomes for the natives acquiring great importance in the economical field of this islands. The whale sharks livenear islands and coasts where they can find their food, in places like the Mexico coasts, Australian Coast and Tanzania; in this places the natives take advantage of the appearing of this creature toattract the foreigners offering them the opportunity to watch and swim along with this big creature for a affordable price. The development of this attraction is so big that it has been established...