Images show baby humpback whale trapped in shark net off Queensland coast
by Luke Henriques-Gomes from Environment | The Guardian on (#40EAK)
Whale was freed but marine charity says proposed new laws would have made it illegal to highlight the distress of the animal
Extraordinary photographs that revealed a baby humpback whale caught in a shark net on the Gold Coast could not have been taken under new laws proposed by the Queensland government, two environmental groups have said.
The baby whale is seen entangled in the shark net in photos and video released by the Humane Society International and the Australian Marine Conservation Society on Tuesday.
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