Humpback whale entangled in fish trap in Sydney Harbour

Humpback whale entangled in fish trap in Sydney Harbour

Rescuers have been working to free the distressed juvenile whale. A GPS tracker has been attached to the animal to help find it at first light and resume the operation.

  • byRiley Walter

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Boatie knocked out by whale’s tail off Gold Coast

Boatie knocked out by whale’s tail off Gold Coast

A man in his tinny was knocked unconscious and suffered serious injuries after being flicked by a whale.

  • byCaitlin Powell
‘Absolutely incorrect’:The evidence is in on whales and offshore wind farms

‘Absolutely incorrect’:The evidence is in on whales and offshore wind farms

Those who hold doubts about offshore wind farms may not be aware that their misgivings have been deliberately planted.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Incredible’ first-time footage reveals intimate life of blue whales

‘Incredible’ first-time footage reveals intimate life of blue whales

A decade-long Australian citizen science project has unveiled the extraordinary videos.

  • byAngus Dalton
Pygmy blue whale mother and nursing calf
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Pygmy blue whale mother and nursing calf

Extraordinary underwater footage of a pygmy blue whale mother and nursing calf,captured for the first time. (Credit:Angel Lai/'Insider Divers'2022 Expedition).

The biggest threat to whales
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The biggest threat to whales

Entanglements with fishing gear is the biggest killer of whales and dolphins.

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The spot in Sydney where if you sing to whales,they sing back
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The spot in Sydney where if you sing to whales,they sing back

Two new lookouts at North Head seem to conjure the whales,and there’s an eerie echo straight out of Finding Nemo.

  • byJulie Power
In her day job,Rachel works with koalas. One call changes that

In her day job,Rachel works with koalas. One call changes that

When they get the call,Rachel and Luke brave cold weather and choppy seas in an inflatable vessel to free unlucky humpback whales stuck in fishing lines.

  • byMary Ward
Mass casualties:160 whales in beach stranding in WA’s south-west

Mass casualties:160 whales in beach stranding in WA’s south-west

More than 100 pilot whales have become stranded on a beach near Dunsborough on Thursday morning.

  • bySarah Brookes andHeather McNeill
‘Amazing sound vibrated through my body’:What it’s like when a whale sings near you

‘Amazing sound vibrated through my body’:What it’s like when a whale sings near you

Wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta dives into the magical world of whale song.

  • byVanessa Pirotta
How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs

How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs

“It’s like a dystopian,post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons