02158cam a2200361 i 4500 412704890 TxAuBib 20200201120000.0 180813s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018038332 9781541510418 $31.99 1541510410 $31.99 (OCoLC)1049576292 TxAuBib rda Markle, Sandra. The great shark rescue : saving the whale sharks / Sandra Markle. Saving the whale sharks. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2019. 48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Sandra Markle's science discoveries Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. Trapped! -- Whale sharks in trouble -- A mysterious life -- Oceans of problems -- Safe havens -- Ocean detective tools -- Rescued! -- Great whites need help too -- Author's note -- You know? -- Timeline. Presents the story of whale sharks-- the largest fish on the planet. Facing threats from commercial fishing as well as climate change, they were categorized as endangered in 2016. Despite the marine sanctuaries set aside to protect whale sharks, their population is still decreasing. These gentle giants may be accidentally caught in fishing nets, fished by poachers, or hit by a ship's propeller. But new conservation methods, which include enlisting volunteers to spot them as well as tagging and remotely following them--are giving experts hope. Can volunteers and scientists help save the world's biggest fish before it's too late? 20200201. Whale shark Juvenile literature. Sharks Conservation Juvenile literature. Sharks Juvenile literature. Endangered species Conservation Juvenile literature. Sandra Markle's science discoveries.