SYDNEY, Aug 23 — A juvenile humpback whale was freed today after it was entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia’s largest city for 22 hours. Rescuers in...
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By dawn, rescuers followed the whale in an inflatable boat and used specialised equipment to hold the whale in place while they cut the debris away. “It is not uncommon for a whale to enter Sydney Heads — they pop their heads in time to time, but to have one entangled in Sydney Harbour is extremely rare.”
Humpback whale numbers now exceed 40,000 — a number close to pre-whaling levels — and the marine animal has since been removed from Australia’s threatened species list.
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