Indonesia’s whale shark and the efforts to conserve it

The diversity of Indonesia’s natural world is extraordinarily rich. An example is the whale shark. The waters of Cenderawasih Bay in Papua are home to this creature.

Sejauh mana usaha Indonesia dalam mengelola keragaman alamnya yang sangat kaya itu? Usaha yang terpadu antara pemerintah pusat dan daerah perlu ditingkatkan. Source: Courtesy Nurhadi Sucahyo, August 2021.

Whale shark expert, Jefry Ferdinan Manuhutu, from the University of Papua talks with SBS correspondent Nurhadi Sucahyo about the bay and the whale sharks that inhabit it, including how they are friendly to people and have now become one of the local area’s tourist attractions.

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While the whale sharks that inhabit Cenderawasih Bay waters have lifted tourism, what measures have been taken to ensure the welfare of these animals? Source: Courtesy Nurhadi Sucahyo, Aug 2021.