The carcass of a white humpback whale washed ashore near Mallacoota in Victoria's far east.
Locals first saw the carcass of a giant humpback whale on a wild and remote beach on Saturday (16 July).
It is feared the carcass is of the famous whale Migaloo, believed to be the only pure white humpback still alive today. The Migaloo - which translates to "white fella" in several Indigenous languages, was first spotted in Byron Bay in northern New South Wales in 1991.
Victoria's environmental department has confirmed the creature is a young female, while Migaloo is a boy.
