Whale Survey: From killers to conservationists
Whale hunters back on new mission
Men who once killed whales for a living have become the backbone of efforts to save them.
Killers to conservationists
An evolution of whaling
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It was a fierce winter's day when Picton fisherman Joe Perano took a boat into the Cook Strait and killed his first whale.Humpback survey counts record numbers
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Once dismissed as a desktop exercise, the Cook Strait whale survey this year recorded its highest number yet of humpbacks migrating for the winterA whale of a family tale
Brothers almost torn apart by success
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Two brothers brought fame and fortune when they revolutionised the whaling industry were nearly torn apart by their own success.The thrill of the chase
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Chasing a whale can only be described as a nerve-wracking experience.
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