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Ecologists raise concerns about whale’s deteriorating health after it beached over weekend

A sperm whale which attracted crowds off Perth coast gets beached

Shack life and crayfish defined four villages 220 kilometres north of Perth for more than five decades. But 2020 delivered a double whammy that nearly spelled the end.

Western Australia supports the country's 30 per cent land conservation target by 2030, but it has no target to meet the goal within its own borders, with the head of national parks management admitting it will be difficult.

The head of a south coast Indigenous corporation believes the state government should formalise joint management agreements over national parks before developers are invited to start businesses within their boundaries.

Authorities say the population of humans and crocodiles becoming higher than ever is leading to more frequent encounters.

The latest annual report from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions says there has been an increasing trend of entangled whales becoming tethered to the sea floor, prompting changes to rescue strategies.

The two men were crabfishing in Horizontal Falls, a popular tourist hotspot in Western Australia, when the beast "leapt" from the water and bit one of the men on the head

Deadly walking trails in northern Western Australia will be closed over summer, after a state coroner recommended they be shut due to multiple deaths.