The KZN Sharks Board is on alert for more whales that may beach or become tangled in shark nets in KZN in the coming months.
A dead four-and-a-half metre humpback whale washed up on 'Toti beach on Sunday. Two others were found dead last week; one was tangled in the nets, also off 'Toti beach, while the other washed up on a beach south of Scottburgh.
In a separate incident, Sharks Board officials freed a baby humpback from nets off 'Toti over the weekend.
Also over the weekend, a man was hospitalised after he fell on a boat that struck a whale about eight nautical miles south of Durban.
The Sharks Board's Mike Anderson-Reade says whale populations have increased significantly in recent decades and they are seeing a corresponding increase in the number of beached mammals.
He has also assured concerned residents that a southern right whale and her calf that were spotted off Oslo beach yesterday are not in danger.
He says beach-goers are actually witnessing the pair at play.
"Southern right whales will come very, very close to shore. We're just really fortunate to have these animals as close as we do have them in KZN at the moment. They'll probably be with us for another three months or so," he said.
- East Coast Radio
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