A conservation group reported that around 5,000 humpback whales had been observed in Australian seas during a record-breaking annual migration census, with one curious whale being seen trailing a kayaker just off Sydney’s well-known Bondi beach.
Every year, specialists and the general public travel to the coast of New South Wales to perform an annual count, and on Sunday, the census revealed the biggest number of whales ever—4,792—adding to the already thrilling “megapod” sighting in 2021.
According to Steve Trikoulis, vice president of the Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans (ORRCA), many of the whales were seen only a few yards from the shore.
He told CNN that “they were going to Queensland and Hervey Bay to have babies.” People (on shore) found it interesting to observe them “jumping around.”
He stated that there were other reasons for the increase in whales this year, including better weather and cleaner water.
Trikoulis stated that “the numbers are healthy and have definitely increased.” We have never seen so many of them this early in the season, and we are convinced that the better weather is to blame. Additionally, we have observed them swimming closer to land.
Source : CNN
