‘Slimy,wet and rough’:What it’s like inside a whale’s mouth

‘Slimy,wet and rough’:What it’s like inside a whale’s mouth

A prominent whale expert says the kayaker who wound up inside the mouth of a humpback whale in Chile was accidentally scooped up when the animal was feeding - but was in no danger of being swallowed.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Forestry Corp’s wooden-headed inflation of timber stats is no surprise
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Forestry

Forestry Corp’s wooden-headed inflation of timber stats is no surprise

On the eve of the expected announcement of the boundaries for the Great Koala National Park comes a disturbing revelation about the state government’s troubled logging arm.

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‘Fiasco’:State government loggers caught out exaggerating wood harvest

‘Fiasco’:State government loggers caught out exaggerating wood harvest

Forestry Corporation of NSW has blamed a “data extraction error” for the massive discrepancies in the biomaterial reports.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Tiny penguin rescued in Victoria after gruelling trans-Tasman journey

Tiny penguin rescued in Victoria after gruelling trans-Tasman journey

The penguin came shore 1800 kilometres from home,only to survive encounters with a shark and fox.

  • byBianca Hall
Sabrina and Alana love their harbour pool. They just want cleaner water

Sabrina and Alana love their harbour pool. They just want cleaner water

Beachwatch said pollution was unlikely on the public holiday afternoon when the friends had their swim. Yet,Herald testing earlier this month revealed dangerous levels of bacteria on an equally busy hot day.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andKayla Olaya
Revealed:Sydney’s cleanest and dirtiest places to swim
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Pollution

Revealed:Sydney’s cleanest and dirtiest places to swim

How dog poo on the streets is thwarting efforts to clean up Sydney’s harbour and rivers for swimming.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons,Nick O'Malley andAlyssa Talakovski
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Sydney’s long-awaited,foul-smelling ‘corpse flower’ is finally blooming
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City life

Sydney’s long-awaited,foul-smelling ‘corpse flower’ is finally blooming

Visitors are invited to come to smell the corpse flower’s rotten perfume during extended opening hours at the botanic garden before the flower withers and dies.

  • byFrances Howe andAngus Dalton
How do you care for a tiny predator that could kill 100 men?

How do you care for a tiny predator that could kill 100 men?

Elvis and Priscilla’s babies are hatching,but don’t be fooled by their size:these babies are among the deadliest creatures on the planet.

  • byBianca Hall
Why shark nets might not return to Sydney’s beaches next summer
Analysis
Sharks

Why shark nets might not return to Sydney’s beaches next summer

The science has been clear for some time that the mesh nets do little to protect humans,yet do much harm to non-target animals. The politics is finally catching up.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Exterminate the brutes’:Should stray cats be killed or cared for?

‘Exterminate the brutes’:Should stray cats be killed or cared for?

A parliamentary inquiry into containment laws in NSW has sparked debate about a controversial policy spreading around the world.

  • byNick O'Malley
The ‘crazy bird lady’ standing between Sydney’s shorebirds and extinction

The ‘crazy bird lady’ standing between Sydney’s shorebirds and extinction

Rain or shine,Maianbar resident Julie Keating is on the Port Hacking foreshore protecting migratory and resident shorebirds almost every day from July to March.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons