you must know the risks and when it's best to keep your distance
- Written by Chantal Denise Pagel, Doctoral student | Marine Wildlife Tourism Professional, Auckland University of Technology
Shutterstock/anna sanfeliu gozalvez Three people were injured last month in separate humpback whale encounters off the Western Australia coast.
The incidents happened during snorkelling tours on Ningaloo Reef when swimmers came too close to a mother and her calf.
Swim encounters with humpback whales are relatively new in the Australian wildlife...





