The breeding ground of whale sharks is still a mystery.

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How the f ilm was instrumental in conservation of whale sharks

Whale shark film was targeted towards conservation. The whale sharks are an important part of the carbon cycle and help maintain the oxygen level in the environment. But they are endangered. The countries which have whale sharks have protected them. But sadly, they are being killed in countries like China and others. They are protected in India now, post my film. A religious leader, Morari Bapu, was also involved in this. The film was shown to him and he too helped in propagating this idea of protection. The breeding ground of whale sharks is still a mystery. So we sold the idea that the whale sharks are like daughters coming home to give birth to their babies because they feel secure here. We told the Gujaratis that we should care for these daughters who come to them and look for safety. This idea worked in the fishing communities. We went across every village sensitising them and educating them about this. The lives of many fishermen had been lost in killing this 30-40 ton specie. And the fishermen did not know that they are endangered. But on explaining and educating them, they understood. In one port I had seen 60-70 whale sharks being pulled in and there are 12-13 such ports! I’m glad that it was due to my film that this exotic creature got protection under Wildlife Protection Act.

can captive breeding maintain the count of whale sharks?

There is always an aberration in captive breeding. You know, there are various problems, like, the size decreases, problems in reproduction etc. It‘s not really fruitful, be it for tigers, lions or whale sharks. The question is that why do we have to interfere with nature, why clone? When nature has its own ways then why do we need artificial means and methods? In captive breeding you also interfere with the genetic specifications. So here, evolution of that creature is being brought to an end. What we should learn and do is things that do not bring the wildlife to a stage where captive breeding becomes the only solution.


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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).


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