Swimming with whales
My alma mater Albany High School is in the news courtesy of a teenager who had the fortitude to touch a whale and slither up on its back for half a minute.
The whale huggers of the world have united in condemnation resulting in his mother feeling obliged to offer excuses.
Ignore the whale huggers Mum, your boy should be able to dine out on that for years and I bet he is already a bit of a hero at Albany High.
The so called infringement happened at Middleton Beach where I spent my awkward teenage years coming to grips (all to seldom) with members of the opposite sex.
His crime?
Harassing protected species is an offence under the Wildlife Conservation Act. The maximum penalty is $10,000. The exclusion zone around whales is 100m for boats, surfers and people on kayaks.I’m sure the multi ton whale felt harassed by the 57 kilo teenager. UPDATE: Someone suggested he should have said he was a Greenie and just giving the whale a hug.
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I’m glad he was given a warning, after all where would the whale have spent the 10 grand. Oh wait, the whale doesn’t get the money? Well, who does then?
Good point but knowing the current government’s attitudes they would most probably prefer to give the money to that idiot Paul Watson of Sea Sheppard infamy
could someone please tell me and the rest of the world the name of the whale that told the whale expert how much room he or she needs to grow….where do these so called experts get their information…..apart from Japanese whalers why is there an exclusion zone……todays greenies are yesterdays developers…..put a harpoon in it FFS….
Unless I’ve missed something, the current WA state government (who has jurisdiction in this issue) is of the Liberal persuasion.
See – http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/
I don’t have a problem with whale-riding, but having a mate with a moniker like “Shayden” is another matter entirely……….
It’s my home state and the only light on my horizon being conservative so I know very well who they are. I meant the Feds.
I do agree with you about the name though.
sounds a bit gay to me, but I am available to go and give his mother a bit of counselling if needed…I am well versed in PTSD