Whales
How a 23-million-year-old whale fossil was rescued from Ocean Grove beach
Nature had already reclaimed the fossil site once, burying it beneath layers of sand. If the crew failed this time, they would have to wait another year to try again.
- Alexander Darling
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Whales go to Antarctica to get fat. Humans are taking their food
First it was Whale Wars, now it’s krill wars. The groups that took on Japanese whaling in Antarctica now have a new industry in their sights.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Young entangled humpback whale leads rescuers on multi-state rescue mission
Authorities are in a race against time to find a juvenile humpback whale spotted multiple times along the NSW and Victorian coasts, which is entangled in ropes.
- Bianca Hall
In the Trump era of America first, scientists fear for the future of Antarctica
There are growing concerns the treaty that has protected the last great wilderness for nearly 70 years may not hold as the old rules-based world order disintegrates along with the sea ice.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
SharkSmart drone program expanded at south-east beaches amid criticism of nets
The use of shark-monitoring drones at six new beaches comes four months after the premier said he would not protect the environment “at the expense of one single human”.
- Dominique Tassell
A family uncovered a 20-million-year-old fossil on a Victorian beach. Then they lost it
The Davidson family stumbled upon the whale vertebrae on an Ocean Grove beach last week.
- Cassandra Morgan
Record numbers of humpback whales
Warmer waters are the perfect conditions for raising humpback whales calves, and whale watchers are reporting recording record numbers off Australia's east coast.
This year’s whale migration has been bigger – and louder – than ever
Australia’s east coast humpback whale population is now as large as it was before industrial whaling began, and by some estimates even bigger.
- Nick O'Malley
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- Climate policy
Here’s the good news: we’ve improved the environment before, and we can do it again
The predictions of Australia’s climate future if we fail to act are bleak. But we’ve done it before.
- Bianca Hall
Calls for shark net ban after five whales caught in a single week
There have been renewed calls for a ban on shark nets in Queensland after five whales became entangled in the past week.
- Cameron Atfield