Humpback whale freed from Sydney Harbour after 22-hour ordeal
A juvenile humpback whale entangled in ropes and buoys in the harbour of Australia's largest city has been freed after 22 hours. For decades, humpback whale populations were hunted to the brink of extinction. Now, thanks to NGOs and conservation efforts there are an estimated 40,000 in waters around Australia alone.
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00:00It's for a whale to be entangled and to be occurring in one of the busiest harbours in
00:26the world, Sydney Harbour, and to see a disentanglement effort happen right under our noses is an
00:32incredible thing. But the really amazing thing it shows you is that resources to training
00:36people to do just that, disentangle large whales, is incredibly important and we have
00:41a good whale outcome.
00:56Other whales do remain entangled around the world so methods or ways to try and prevent
01:01this in the first place is definitely a part of focus for many whale researchers globally.