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Rescuers pin hopes on satellite tracker to help save entangled humpback whale

ABC Australia · Jun 27, 2026, 8:46 AM

Key takeaways

  • A satellite tracker is monitoring a humpback whale after it became entangled off the NSW coast.
  • The whale is entangled in green rope and five white buoys, and was last seen travelling south past Cronulla Beach.
  • A wildlife spokesperson says rescue teams will resume their efforts on Sunday if the satellite tracker remains in place.

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A satellite tracker is monitoring a humpback whale after it became entangled off the NSW coast.

The whale is entangled in green rope and five white buoys, and was last seen travelling south past Cronulla Beach.

A wildlife spokesperson says rescue teams will resume their efforts on Sunday if the satellite tracker remains in place.

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