Pure chaos': how whale shark tourism in Maldives is out of control and puts the magnificent creatures' lives at risk
By A Mystery Man Writer
Whale shark tourism in the Maldives is out of control and more of the magnificent creatures are getting injured as a result. Greater enforcement is needed, as Mexico has shown.
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Swimmers move urgently through the warm, clear, turquoise waters. These are tourists on a mission – to photograph a whale shark, the world’s biggest fish. Surrounding the animal, they dive on top of one another, kicking each other’s fins.
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