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# Humpback Whale

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24th September 2023 - 30th September 2023
# Humpback Whale
Man dies after whale strikes boat off Australian coast
People on a second boat raised the alarm after spotting the vessel unoccupied and circling.
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Last year
2022
# WWF
World’s whales facing increasing threats along migration ‘superhighways’
WWF calls for action to protect the blue corridors through the oceans used by the marine mammals
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Feb 17th 2022, 12:17 PM
# Marine Rescue
Search on for humpback whale entangled in debris off Hawaii
Rescuers were not able to remove all of the heavy-gauge gear that had wrapped around the creature.
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Jan 21st 2022, 11:02 AM
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# Malin Head
New humpback whale sighted for the first time in Irish waters
‘Orion’ was sighted around 60km northwest of Malin Head in Co Donegal.
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Jul 27th 2021, 4:09 PM
# Massachusetts
US fisherman: 'I was swallowed by humpback whale but lived to tell the tale'
Michael Packard’s beyond-belief big fish yarn began when he was diving for lobster off the coast of the northeastern state of Massachusetts.
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Jun 12th 2021, 1:30 PM
# blasket islands
20 years on, first two humpback whales recorded by Irish group are still swimming together
They were first spotted off the coast of Cork in 1999.
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Sep 22nd 2019, 4:38 PM
# Cape Verde
Breeding ground for humpback whales feeding in Irish waters discovered for the first time
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group has spent 16 years searching.
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Jun 4th 2019, 9:21 AM
# Whale Watch
West Cork whale watchers are being treated to large gatherings during 'low season'
Whale activity has increased since April with a number of humpback whales spotted off the West Cork coast.
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May 20th 2018, 1:00 PM
# tailgating a whale
This could be the first humpback whale sighting of 2017
“I clicked just in time.”
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Jan 5th 2017, 12:07 PM
# California
Watch: Kayakers 'almost crushed to death' by humpback whale
“It’s all fun and games until someone gets jumped on.”
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Sep 15th 2015, 8:46 PM
# whale of a time
Good news! The humpback whale is no longer endangered
It was considered endangered, but is not anymore. Which is good.
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Apr 21st 2015, 7:05 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Monday
A roundup of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Jan 23rd 2012, 7:45 PM
# Whale
Don't cross the path of the while, says marine body
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Jul 16th 2010, 10:43 AM