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Behind the scenes of Australia's whale census; citizen scientists explain why they keep taking part

Behind the scenes of Australia's whale census; citizen scientists explain why they keep taking part

SBS News in Depth
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It's not just humans in Australia that have a census - whales do, too. Citizen scientists have taken part in the 26th annual whale census, with the number of reported sightings breaking the previous record set in 2023.