Some 40,000 humpback whales are migrating from Antarctica to the Great Barrier Reef, in numbers that rival historic highs. The seasonal migration is happening as Australia considers removing humpback whales from its threatened species list. Eleanor Whitehead from our partners at Economist Radio has the story.
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