...Vanessa Pirotta; Robert Harcourt ABSTRACT Two subspecies of blue whale occur in Australian waters, (1) the pygmy blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) and (2) the Antarctic blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus intermedia ). Understanding blue whale presence in Australian waters is critical...

...Vanessa Pirotta; Wally Franklin; Leigh Mansfield; Jodie Lowe; Oskar Peterson ABSTRACT Observations of an all-white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Australian east coast were first made in 1991 off Byron Bay, Australia. Genetic analysis of tissue samples collected from...

...David Priddel; Robert Wheeler In August 1994 a Bryde's Whale Balaenoptera edeni entered and became entrapped in the Manning River, New South Wales. The individual was an immature male of the rare pygmy form of Bryde's Whale: it was 10.3 m long and weighed approximately 7.7 tonnes. The whale...

... for Whale Research Inc., Fremantle,Western Australia, Australia, 6160. 3 AIMS@JCU, Australian Institute of Marine Science and James Cook University,Townsville, QLD, Australia. 4 College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University,Townville, QLD, Australia Our understanding of the biology and ecology...

... and invasive species, fauna and flora, direct and indirect (e.g. scat) targets, on land and at sea, across every continent and most taxa from fire ants to whales. Here, we emphasise the versatility of detection dogs through their multiple uses applied to one species, the koala Phascolarctos cinereus . We...

... not be established for the majority of cases. However, more incidents were related to anthropogenic causes (e.g. entanglements, vessel strike) than natural causes (e.g. disease, calf mortality). The largest known cause of incidents was entangled cetaceans (134 individuals), most of which were Humpback Whales caught...

...M. M. Bryden BRYDEN, M. M., KIRKWOOD, G. P. AND SLADE, R. W., 1990. Humpback whales, Area V. An increase in numbers off Australia's east coast. Pp. 271-77 in Antarctic Ecosystems ed by K. R. Kerry and G. Hempel. Springer-Verlag: Berlin. Antarctic Ecosystems 271 77 CHAPMAN, D...

... on the south coast and ranges of the Shoalhaven region in New South Wales Garry Daly and Glenn Hoye 985 Sighting records of Migaloo the white humpback whale provide evidence of Australian site fidelity and use of New Zealand waters as a migratory route Vanessa Pirotta,Wally Franklin, Leigh Mansfield, Jodie...

... A catalogue of the motion picture films of the Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus). Stephen R. Sleightholme, Cameron R. Campbell 778 Opportunistic sightings of blue whales off Sydney,Australia Vanessa Pirotta and Robert Harcourt 794 Book Review - The Invertebrate World of Australia s Subtropical Rainforests...

... Certificates of Commendation YOUNG CHILDREN S BOOK FLUKE Lesley Gibbes, illustrated by Michelle Dawson Working title Press/Harper Collins Publishers, July 2014, ISBN 9781921504891 Fluke is a delightful tale about a Southern Right Whale born under the shadow of Sydney Harbour Bridge. The little calf is named...

... watching the water hoping that I might get a glimpse of the Twofold Bay killer whales. Unfortunately I have just missed out on seeing them on a couple of occasions. Killer whales began abandoning Twofold Bay in the late 1800s and are now rarely seen is southern NSW waters. In 1840 there were as many as 30...

... in reading this book. Congratulations to Jackie Kerin and Peter Gouldthorpe. Adele Haythornthwaite, University of Sydney and RZS NSW Councillor 484 Whitley awards Australian Zoologist volume 36 (4) 2013 This is a story of a whale and human adventure. The story commences with divers watching Whale Sharks...