🌿 Environment 1d ago · Graham Readfearn Climate and environment correspondent

Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propellor strikes

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Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propellor strikes
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Exclusive: Images show deep cuts and damage to tails and fins, as experts warn the migrating species often aren’t able to avoid a collision Gruesome images of adult and juvenile humpback whales along Australia’s east coast with slash and gouge injuries from boat and propeller strikes highlight what experts say is a growing problem, as the population booms 60 years after the ban on whaling.Missing tail parts, deep red lacerations and shocking injuries to the spine of a whale calf can be clearly s

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