Behind the scenes of Australia's whale census

It's not just humans in Australia that have a census - whales do, too. Citizen scientists have taken part in the 26th annual whale census, with the number of reported sightings breaking the previous record set in 2023.

The growth of the humpback whale population in particular has been encouraging for conservationists, growing from a low point of hundreds in the 1960s. Credit: AAP

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