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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

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.

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By Biwa Kwan, Rayane Tamer

Presented by Lidia Cortina

Source: SBS

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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.

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