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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Whale sightings boom on UK coasts hints at victory for anti-hunting laws - and a climate warning

File photo of a Humpback whale’s tail in the Pacific Ocean - (Getty Images)

A surge in humpback whale sightings reported across the English Channel over the last month has whale watchers puzzled.

The Sussex Dolphin Project said the 30-tonne mammals have been spotted from every between Rye, Pett Level, Fairlight, Hastings and St Leonards.

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