Whale Shark Day Celebrated In Porbandar
: A large crowd today gathered at the Chowpatti Cricket Ground here to
be a part of the annual "Whale Shark Day" celebration, jointly
organised by Gujarat Forest Department, Tata Chemicals Limited,
Wildlife Trust of India and International Fund for Animal Welfare
Led by the campaign's flagship life-size whale shark inflatable mounted
on a carmel card, about 1000 students dressed in symbolic whale shark
coloured T-shirts and holding whale-shark campaign flags, rallied
across Porbandar from Kirti Nagar to Chowpatti Cricket ground this
morning.
The atmosphere on the ground resembled a fair with students, local fishermen, along with domestic as well as international marine experts participating to celebrate the existence and protection of whale sharks, asserting their support for its conservation.
