BACOLOD CITY, April 18 -- A whale shark and a green sea turtle were found dead on the shoreline of two localities in southern Negros Occidental Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

In a report, the Himamaylan City Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) said the whale shark, measuring about 16 feet, was first sighted in Barangay Aguisan around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.

By 11 a.m., it was monitored returning to deep waters after the joint team from the ENRO, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Fisheries (BFAR) and Aquatic Resources Management Council monitored its condition and facilitated its safety.

Around Wednesday midnight, the whale was reported to have died in shallow waters.

Armela Waldato, ...