Posted: March 13, 2013 Whale shark feeding is a popular tourist attraction that draws hundreds of daily visitors to a small fishing village in the Philippines. While the attraction has helped to fuel the local economy, critics argue that the practice could be unhealthy for the animals and the environment. The village of Tan-awan was rarely visited by tourists until local fishermen began feeding the whale sharks along the coastline on the island of Cebu. Fish and shrimp thrown into the...
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