点评:Don’t believe the hype!
Me and some friends went to watch the whale sharks in Teluk Saleh, Sumbawa -and I was shocked!
My dream of seeing whale sharks in the wild got crushed by this experience;
20-25 people surrounding these gentle giants while they were being fed by the fishermen to stay put. People where touching -or trying to touch- the whale sharks, and doing everything they could to get that perfect shot.
Nobody -neither tour operators (working together with the fishermen), tourists or the fishermen seemed to understand (or care?) that all of this is having a serious impact on the animals natural behaviour, and most likely cause a lot of stress too.
Please avoid this at all cost, and choose to go somewhere where they don’t feed the whalesharks -and show them the respect they deserve. Or go swim with Mantas in the nearby Komodo national park instead.
Thank you!
翻译:别相信那些炒作!
我和一些朋友去松巴哇岛的Teluk Saleh观看鲸鲨——结果我惊呆了!
我想在野外看到鲸鲨的梦想被这次经历彻底粉碎了;
渔民们给这些温顺的巨物喂食,让它们待在原地,周围围着20-25个人。人们触摸——或者试图触摸——鲸鲨,竭尽全力拍下完美的照片。
似乎没有人——无论是旅行社(与渔民合作)、游客还是渔民——理解(或者关心?)这一切正在严重影响动物的自然行为,而且很可能还会给它们带来很大的压力。
请无论如何避免这种情况,选择去不喂鲸鲨的地方——并给予它们应有的尊重。或者,去附近的科莫多国家公园和蝠鲼一起游泳吧。
谢谢!