From high above the coast of New South Wales, the humpback whale looked as though she had simply fallen behind. Other migrating whales continued north through the blue-green water. However, […]
At first, the small grey shape was easy to miss. An adult female orca moved through the cold water west of Iceland, her black back rising beneath the surface before […]
The small dorsal fin kept appearing behind the larger whale. At first, the two orcas looked like any closely travelling pair. One surfaced ahead, while the smaller animal followed through […]
Two towering black fins break through the cold grey water. The first belongs to John Coe, an old male orca whose damaged dorsal fin makes him instantly recognizable. A second […]
The rescue boat moved slowly away from the shallows. Behind it, a large male orca followed under the pull of a harness. His tall dorsal fin cut through the grey […]
The small wooden boat moved through the cold water with an unexpected passenger behind it. A rope stretched from the stern and disappeared beneath the surface. Farther back, a dark […]
The floating cage moved slowly through the cold coastal water. A tugboat pulled it south, leaving a long white wake behind the rough wooden frame. Inside the enclosure, a massive […]
For a brief moment, the small body beside Corky represented something no marine park had achieved before. The newborn was alive. He had survived the birth, reached the surface and […]
The crew first noticed the smaller black fin after the net had already begun to close. It surfaced inside the enclosure for less than a second, disappeared beneath a line […]
The abandoned net had settled across the shipwreck like a second skeleton. Its lines clung to rusted metal, stretched across openings and disappeared into the dark blue water beyond the […]