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An AI start up's attempt to save more whales

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April 29, 2026, Schleswig-Holstein, Fehmarn: The stranded humpback whale is lying in a flooded cargo ship near the Danish border. Source: DPA / Philip Dulian/DPA/AAP Image

The beached humpback whale “Timmy” moved people far beyond Germany and made headlines all over the world. But a much larger crisis usually remains invisible: the increasing death of whales on the world's oceans — caused by shipping, noise, climate change and fishing. An Australian company now wants to take countermeasures with the help of artificial intelligence.


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The beached humpback whale “Timmy” moved people far beyond Germany and made headlines all over the world. But a much larger crisis usually remains invisible: the increasing death of whales on the world's oceans — caused by shipping, noise, climate change and fishing. An Australian company now wants to take countermeasures with the help of artificial intelligence.


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