Dead whale calf washed up, boat strike suspected

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has asked all boat owners to take special care in the water during this whale season.

NPWS spokesman Geoff Ross said the advice follows the sad discovery of a Southern Right Whale calf washed up on a remote South Coast beach recently.

“We suspect this is the calf that was hit in a recent collision with a boat in the Batemans Bay area in the Batemans Marine Park,” he said.

“The six-and-a-half-metre long calf, estimated to be less than one year old, was severely injured in the accident. It was dead when it washed up and there are clear signs of propeller damage to the head of the mammal…. Read Full Article