Behind the scenes of Australia's whale census; citizen scientists explain why they keep taking part - 毎年続けるのはなぜ？クジラ調査にかける想い

It's not just humans in Australia that have a census - whales do, too. Citizen scientists have taken part in the 26th annual whale census, with the number of reported sightings breaking the previous record set in 2023. - 毎年この季節になると、オーストラリアの東海岸では南極からオーストラリア沿岸の温暖な海域へと向かうザトウクジラを見ることができます。その数を数える「クジラセンサス」が毎年行われているのはご存知ですか？