Citizen scientists capture spectacular footage of endangered southern right whales off NSW coast

Volunteers use drones to capture headshots of the endangered mammal, of which there are under 300 in Australia's south-east

Citizen scientists have captured spectacular footage of southern right whales and their calves swimming off the south coast of New South Wales.

Among the animals in the footage, taken near Jervis Bay, are a mother and calf that were recently spotted frolicking in the Hawkesbury River.