/ A young whale shark has been found dead drifting along Manila Bay, one of the most polluted bodies of water in the Philippines. The 22 ft long body was hauled onto the back of a truck near the coastal Tanza Town and taken to a local fisheries bureau for tests. They found no visible wounds on the sharks body and suspect it could have eaten something lethal in the bay. Manila Bay is considered to be the most polluted body of water in the Philippines where solid wastes and heavy metals from shanty communities contaminate the waters. Report by Sarah Kerr. Subscribe to ITN News Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Visit our homepage: More stories from ITN: Why was Foreign Secretary William Hague at the GQ Awards?: CCTV: Shocking moment man deliberately pushes trolley in front of train: Ariel Castro found dead in Ohip prison cell: Police horses escape and stampede down Mexico City streets: Dennis Rodman returns to North Korea to see friend Kim Jong-un: CRAZY COLLECTION. Man owns 6,000 Barbie dolls: NARROW ESCAPE. Giant boulder nearly crushes car: Gareth Bale becomes worlds most expensive footballer: Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost dies from a heart attack: President Obama to ask Congress to approve military action in Syria: Buildings swept away in giant China landslide: Syria conflict explained: What caused the crisis in Syria?: Six-year-old boys eyes gauged out in horrific attack: Wow Is this the best pool dunk of all time?: Sinkhole swallows trees whole in Louisiana swamp: Snipers shoot at UN convoy at site of Syrian chemical attack: Hosni Mubarak appears in court days after release: Incredible time-lapse of snails reveals snails pace: Chemical attack in Syria: Shocking first verified pictures: Russian military ship ploughs onto a crowded beach: Obese man airlifted out of his home after king orders treatment: Check out Truthloader, the new home of citizen journalism on YouTube. Subscribe now at See 2013s Most Watched Videos: See our Top 20 Most Watched Videos: See 2012s Most Watched Videos: Dead whale shark washes ashore near Philippine capital More news in @newsdailyplanet Subsribe ... A dead young whale shark has washed ashore in Manila Bay near the Philippine capital, far from the endangered giant fishs traditional feeding grounds, fishermen and a wildlife official said Thursday. The five-metre corpse took locals by surprise in Tanza, a fishing district near the mouth of the bay, fisherman Edgar Biri said. It was near the shore, we thought it was some kind of a deadly shark, he said. When we approached, we saw it was not moving anymore. Local fisheries bureau veterinarian Marco Espiritu said he would examine the 300 kilogram carcass to determine the cause of death. It is unusual to see whale sharks around these parts, he said. Their migratory patterns are far from here, but it may have been following food thats why it came into the bay, he added. In 2009, he said a dead whale shark about the same size was found at a busy wharf on Manila Bay. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish species in the world, are slow-moving creatures that can reach 12 metres in length and weigh more than 20 tonnes, feeding mostly on plankton, small fish and crustaceans. Found in all tropical and warm seas of the world, they show up in large numbers between April and May in plankton-rich areas far from Manila. Switzerland-based watchdog group the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed the species in its list of vulnerable species. Philippine fishermen once hunted the fish, but the practice has been outlawed and its annual migration has become a tourist draw in some central Philippine coastal resorts. A young whale shark has been found dead drifting along Manila Bay, one of the most polluted bodies of water in the Philippines.The 22 ft long body was hauled onto the back of a truck near the coastal Tanza Town and taken to a local fisheries bureau for tests.They found no visible wounds on the sharks body and suspect it could have eaten something lethal in the bay.Manila Bay is considered to be the most polluted body of water in the Philippines where solid wastes and heavy metals from shanty communities contaminate the waters. Report by Sarah Kerr.Subscribe to ITN News Like us on
Dead whale shark washes ashore in Manila Bay, Philippines
/ A young whale shark has been found dead drifting along Manila Bay, one of the most polluted bodies of water in the Philippines. The 22 ft long body was hauled onto the back of a truck near the coastal Tanza Town and taken to a local fisheries bureau for tests. They found no visible wounds on the sharks body and suspect it could have eaten something lethal in the bay. Manila Bay is considered to be the most polluted body of water in the Philippines where solid wastes and heavy metals from shanty communities contaminate the waters. Report by Sarah Kerr. Subscribe to ITN News Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Visit our homepage: More stories from ITN: Why was Foreign Secretary William Hague at the GQ Awards?: CCTV: Shocking moment man deliberately pushes trolley in front of train: Ariel Castro found dead in Ohip prison cell: Police horses escape and stampede down Mexico City streets: Dennis Rodman returns to North Korea to see friend Kim Jong-un: CRAZY COLLECTION. Man owns 6,000 Barbie dolls: NARROW ESCAPE. Giant boulder nearly crushes car: Gareth Bale becomes worlds most expensive footballer: Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost dies from a heart attack: President Obama to ask Congress to approve military action in Syria: Buildings swept away in giant China landslide: Syria conflict explained: What caused the crisis in Syria?: Six-year-old boys eyes gauged out in horrific attack: Wow Is this the best pool dunk of all time?: Sinkhole swallows trees whole in Louisiana swamp: Snipers shoot at UN convoy at site of Syrian chemical attack: Hosni Mubarak appears in court days after release: Incredible time-lapse of snails reveals snails pace: Chemical attack in Syria: Shocking first verified pictures: Russian military ship ploughs onto a crowded beach: Obese man airlifted out of his home after king orders treatment: Check out Truthloader, the new home of citizen journalism on YouTube. Subscribe now at See 2013s Most Watched Videos: See our Top 20 Most Watched Videos: See 2012s Most Watched Videos: Dead whale shark washes ashore near Philippine capital More news in @newsdailyplanet Subsribe ... A dead young whale shark has washed ashore in Manila Bay near the Philippine capital, far from the endangered giant fishs traditional feeding grounds, fishermen and a wildlife official said Thursday. The five-metre corpse took locals by surprise in Tanza, a fishing district near the mouth of the bay, fisherman Edgar Biri said. It was near the shore, we thought it was some kind of a deadly shark, he said. When we approached, we saw it was not moving anymore. Local fisheries bureau veterinarian Marco Espiritu said he would examine the 300 kilogram carcass to determine the cause of death. It is unusual to see whale sharks around these parts, he said. Their migratory patterns are far from here, but it may have been following food thats why it came into the bay, he added. In 2009, he said a dead whale shark about the same size was found at a busy wharf on Manila Bay. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish species in the world, are slow-moving creatures that can reach 12 metres in length and weigh more than 20 tonnes, feeding mostly on plankton, small fish and crustaceans. Found in all tropical and warm seas of the world, they show up in large numbers between April and May in plankton-rich areas far from Manila. Switzerland-based watchdog group the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed the species in its list of vulnerable species. Philippine fishermen once hunted the fish, but the practice has been outlawed and its annual migration has become a tourist draw in some central Philippine coastal resorts. A young whale shark has been found dead drifting along Manila Bay, one of the most polluted bodies of water in the Philippines.The 22 ft long body was hauled onto the back of a truck near the coastal Tanza Town and taken to a local fisheries bureau for tests.They found no visible wounds on the sharks body and suspect it could have eaten something lethal in the bay.Manila Bay is considered to be the most polluted body of water in the Philippines where solid wastes and heavy metals from shanty communities contaminate the waters. Report by Sarah Kerr.Subscribe to ITN News Like us on
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