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episode 19: 2007 November 02

E19: For the love of humpback whales

This week whales-online speaks with Wally Franklin, Director and Co-Founder, with Trish Franklin, of the Oceania Project and PhD Candidate at Southern Cross University studying humpback whales.
Trish and Wally have been studying a population of humpbacks in Harvey Bay, on the east coast of Australia, since 1989.

This significant and long term study is now providing some important insights and clues into the social structure of humpback whales in this particular area of the world. Amazingly they are now able to identify at least 2500 individuals from a total population of 10,000 whales.

Episode tags - Trish and Wally Franklin, Oceania Project, humpback whales, whale, dolphin, porpoise, wildlife, protection
Photo credit: Trish and Wally, Founders of The Oceania Project aboard Karma in 1997
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Presenter: Margi Prideaux
Posted: 2007 November 02
Duration: 27:13
File size: 9.6Mg
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