Why do whales keep getting tangled in shark nets? And what should you do if you see it happen?
- Written by: Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University
Australians have watched in horror this week as two separate humpback whales were tangled up in Queensland shark nets on the same day. These put the number of whales caught in Queensland shark nets to four this season – that we know about.
Worryingly, most humpback whales migrating north from Antarctica haven’t even passed Sydney yet....
