{"id":268252,"date":"2020-09-10T05:45:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=268252"},"modified":"2020-09-10T05:45:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:45:07","slug":"swimming-with-whales-you-must-know-the-risks-and-when-its-best-to-keep-your-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/10\/swimming-with-whales-you-must-know-the-risks-and-when-its-best-to-keep-your-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming with whales: you must know the risks and when it’s best to keep your distance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Until recently, you had to travel to Tonga, Niue or French Polynesia for similar humpback whale encounters in Oceania. Or you could swim with other species, such as dwarf minke whales on the Great Barrier Reef. (File Photo:
Robin Canfield\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three people were injured<\/a> last month in separate humpback whale encounters off the Western Australia coast.<\/p>\n

The incidents happened during snorkelling tours on Ningaloo Reef when swimmers came too close to a mother and her calf.<\/p>\n

Swim encounters with humpback whales are relatively new in the Australian wildlife tourism portfolio. The WA tours are part of a trial that ends in 2023<\/a>. A few tour options<\/a> have also been available in Queensland since 2014.<\/p>\n