Not only is Donsol town in Sorsogon is called whale shark (“Butanding”) capital of the country but it will now also be considered as a breeding ground after authorities discovered recently a 15-inch long baby whale shark in the town’s coastal waters, the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) in Bicol said.
Maria “Nini” Ravanilla, DOT regional director, said the nature conservation group World Wide Fund-Philippines is conducting the study after the recent discovery of the baby whale shark accidentally caught in the area off the coast of Donsol.
According to Ravanilla, the smallest ever butanding was said to be a day-old whale shark hence it was born in the area.
Butanding are also thriving in this once sleepy town because of the abundance of krill and other planktons usually in the diet of the gentle giants of the seas. (more…)
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Nights in Donsol River are enchanting, magical nights. Transport yourself vicariously this way: 8:00 p.m., no moon, you’re with a friend in a paddle boat which the boatman has steered northwards, away from the reach of electric lights in the houses by the banks near the town center. It’s now dark except for very slight reflections of the sky light on the water.
Sorsogon City is now considered the richest city compared to the other-newly created cities in the Bicol region as confirmed by Florencio C. Diño II, Provincial Assessor, in his weekly report forwarded to the office of the Governor.
