Madagascar’s Nosy Be was recently identified as a hotspot for whale sharks, which could boost the island’s ecotourism to rival the likes of global whale shark hotspots in Tanzania and Mozambique.

Large numbers of endangered whale sharks have been sighted in waters off Madagascar. The first major scientific survey in the area shows there are far more of the huge fish than previously thought.

One of the major reasons so many tourists go to Madagascar is to see humpback whales. CHILDREN: Oh boy! / Oh wow! / Oh! / Oh, that’s cool. CHILD NARRATOR: And it’s easy to see why it’s such ...