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
Flavio $100 USD
Flavio $150 USD

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
Tikitiki $100 USD
Tikitiki $150 USD

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
David $100 USD
David $150 USD

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
Mauro $100 USD
Mauro $150 USD

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
Futuro $100 USD
Futuro $150 USD

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
Libertad $100 USD
Libertad $150 USD