Topic - International Union For Conservation Of Nature

Whale sharks are designated as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; the group says their population has been “largely depleted.”

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Conflicts with humans, habitat loss due to agriculture and timber plantations, mining and infrastructure development, poaching, exposure to agrochemicals, and vehicle collisions also threaten the species, the IUCN said.

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