By adopting one of our whale sharks you will not only be contributing to whale shark research, but just as importantly, to their conservation.
Meet the Sharks
Flavio
Is a juvenile whale shark who has been a seasonal resident in the Bay of La Paz. Our first data from Flavio is from November 22, 2004 when he measured 4.6 meters. Since that time he has grown almost 4 meters and now measures 9 meters.
Adopt Flavio:
| Flavio $50 USD [wpecpp name=»Flavio $50″ price=»50″ align=»right»] |
| Flavio $100 USD [wpecpp name=»Flavio $100″ price=»100″ align=»right»] |
| Flavio $150 USD [wpecpp name=»Flavio $150″ price=»150″ align=»right»] |
Tikitiki
Is a juvenile whale shark who has been a seasonal resident in the Bay of La Paz. Our first data from Tikitiki is from December 21, 2006 when Tikitiki measured 4 meters. Since that time she has grown 3 meters and now measures 7 meters. On March 13 of 2010 we placed a satellite tag on Tikitiki. She moved to the North of the Sea of Cortez and she dove to 1300 m.
Adopt Tikitiki:
| Tikitiki $50 USD [wpecpp name=»Tikitiki $50″ price=»50″ align=»right»] |
| Tikitiki $100 USD [wpecpp name=»Tikitiki $100″ price=»100″ align=»right»] |
| Tikitiki $150 USD [wpecpp name=»Tikitiki $150″ price=»150″ align=»right»] |
David
Is a juvenile whale shark who has been a seasonal resident in the Bay of La Paz. Our first data from David is from February 2, 2010 when he measured 5 meters. Since that time he has grown almost 2 meters and now measures 7 meters. David has shown movements between Los Angeles Bay and La Paz Bay.
Adopt David:
| David $50 USD [wpecpp name=»David $50″ price=»50″ align=»right»] |
| David $100 USD [wpecpp name=»David $100″ price=»100″ align=»right»] |
| David $150 USD [wpecpp name=»David $150″ price=»150″ align=»right»] |
Mauro
Is a juvenile whale shark who has been a seasonal resident in the Bay of La Paz. Our first data from Mauro is from December 26, 2012 when he measured 5 meters. Since that time he has grown almost 1 meter and now measures 6 meters.
Adopt Mauro:
| Mauro $50 USD [wpecpp name=»Mauro $50″ price=»50″ align=»right»] |
| Mauro $100 USD [wpecpp name=»Mauro $100″ price=»100″ align=»right»] |
| Mauro $150 USD [wpecpp name=»Mauro $150″ price=»150″ align=»right»] |
Futuro
Is a juvenile shark who was seen at Isla Espiritu Santo in 2014 and the same year was seen in Bahia de Los Angeles. He is a 4 meter shark.
Adopt Futuro:
| Futuro $50 USD [wpecpp name=»Futuro $50″ price=»50″ align=»right»] |
| Futuro $100 USD [wpecpp name=»Futuro $100″ price=»100″ align=»right»] |
| Futuro $150 USD [wpecpp name=»Futuro $150″ price=»150″ align=»right»] |
Libertad
In November of 2012, a female was rescued from a net in the Archipelago of Revillagigedo and 6 months later we saw her in Los Cabos! We named her Libertad (freedom) and we were grateful to see her safe and pregnant! This is second evidence of connectivity between these two sites! Thanks to Erick Higuera for sharing photo-ID pictures from Libertad in Revillagigedo.
Adopt Libertad:
| Libertad $50 USD [wpecpp name=»Libertad $50″ price=»50″ align=»right»] |
| Libertad $100 USD [wpecpp name=»Libertad $100″ price=»100″ align=»right»] |
| Libertad $150 USD [wpecpp name=»Libertad $150″ price=»150″ align=»right»] |