Hi guys. Now i don't really want to get flamed for this, but I'll be honest. On the news here in the west, some guys saw a dead whale on the beach and jumped on it for a photo. Now while it's probably not what I'd immediately think of doing,
I honestly couldn't see the harm in doing it. That's not an opinion, I mean it literally. The news said 'authorities were hunting for the people involved and they could face jail time or $30,000 fine.' I literally couldn't work out why there was this manhunt or penalty, so the news sucked me in and I had to watch to find out.
It turns out the whale can be used for scientific purposes and they needed to take tests. I mean, I would NEVER have thought of that if I saw a whale on the beach.
Don't get me wrong, I don't believe very much of what commercial news say about events nor do I take their facts seriously, but if the stated fines / jail were true, I reckon that's pretty harsh.
If they get off on climbing on a bloated, dead whale who cares. I question why they had to handle the whales tackle though 
I have jumped a few dead fish, and a few whales, but never a dead whale.
I feel left out now.
I nearly kicked the TV.. [}:)] FFS he stood on a dead whale. who didn't poke something dead with a stick when they were young.
That wildlife lady was a mole, threatening him with a $32,000 fine.. Shame Australia
If he turned it into a helicopter then I'd be pissed
Good luck to the young fellas getting the smell off themselves after
Might prove to be not so popular with the ladies. 
There is plenty of research to be done on whales dead or alive !
I'm glad I posted here. I did not realised they ignored signs. I also didn't realise they did other things other than just standing on the whale. Didn't know that.
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the penalties are being widely publisised to deter others from climbing on the whale. The reason being that it is is a very dangerous position. As a local who visits the paticular stretch of coast regularly I can say that it is all rocks, cliffs and sharks. There is a sandy beach to the west but as an experienced surf swimmer, I doubt I could make it out through the reefs and around the rocks to get there. I sure as hell couldn't do it in the big waves we've seen rolling into Warrnambool earlier this week.
Slipping off the whale on one side would mean likely drowning or being smashed to death on the rocks. Slipping off the whale to the other side would risk a very real danger of being crushed between rocks and a 40 ton whale.
I don't think the fuss has been about people standing on the whale so much as the danger it presents, especially while large swells have been battering the cliffs and shifting the whale. Personally I don't think the authorities give a stuff about the research as it's been dead for too long. I think they just don't want any human deaths. I could be wrong but it makes sence to me. :)
It's eyes, they made it look life like.. First time I ever looked at a cat and thought poor cat. And it said it was his cat, his pet cat, I thought that was ****ed up, couldn't he have found a stray
my mates cat was annoying me the other day and I thought to myself, geez that would make a good helicat so I'm not 100% against it
Don't forget this clown. The whale wasn't even dead.
www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-26/whale-harassed-by-teenager/2275542
Heres the link
www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/callous-whale-desecration-gets-facebook-profile-20120719-22bj5.html
so I'm not 100% against it
Get a life Australia! Who gives a sh?!. So petty, ridiculous and embarrassing that; (a) somebody is legitimately upset by this, and; (b) this was on the TV!
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Yes they test explosif and make calculations on how many kilos of tnt you need to blow a whale...... some time they tend to be under and find whale parts all around the place!
