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Some Turners Beach residents are worried about environmental contamination and the whale carcass attracting sharks.

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Two beaches in Sydney’s south-east are on shark watch after a whale carcass washed up on the rocks.

A second dead whale has washed up on a Perth beach, again prompting beach closures amid fears of increased shark activity in the area.

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Authorities say a specialist wildlife veterinarian will take samples and examine the whale to try to determine the cause of death.

A dead whale washes up on rocky shoreline in Sydney's east, prompting Randwick Council to close two popular beaches.

Maroubra and Coogee beaches have been closed in Sydney after a baby whale carcass was discovered in the water.

Residents have been warned of increased shark activity after the carcass was discovered floating close to shore in the eastern suburbs.

An Irish marine biologist has been Highly Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition.

‘It is mad to think that now we have a species of whale in Irish waters that is the food of polar bears’

While beluga whales have been reported in Irish coastal waters on four occasions, this is their second ever validated recording.

Northern bottlenose whales are more likely to stick together when individuals are poorly or emaciated