Global News - August 2008
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Australians try to save baby whale after it mistakes boat for its mother
Wed 20 August 2008 14:00 UK — Australasia,Marine Wildlife
Conservationists in Australia are trying to save a baby humpback whale which has mistaken a yacht for its mother.
Reuters reported that the calf was first spotted at Pittwater, around 30 miles north of Sydney. It is believed that the whale had been abandoned by its mother.
Chris McIntosh, the local manager for the New South Wales state national parks service, explained to the news agency that the young mammal had been "nuzzling up to a moored vessel in an attempt to find milk".
In a bid to save the animal, conservationists towed the boat out to deeper water. However, the animal later returned to the beach.
Experts expressed concerns that young whales can only survive for a few days without their mother's milk.
"The best thing we can do is to shepherd the animal and hope it remains in the ocean," Mr McIntosh concluded.
A recent report from the IUCN showed that humpback whale numbers have increased in recent years. However, the research indicated that other whale species were declining and that many were in danger of becoming extinct.
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