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The killer whales of Eden. I first heard about them when I camped at Beowa (then Ben Boyd National Park) near Eden in 2001, and it was purely in relation to the 19th C whalers. This article explains the far longer history they had with the Thaua people.
https://theconversation.com/for-generations-killer-whales-and-first-nations-hunted-whales-together-now-we-suspect-the-orca-group-has-gone-extinct-213556 #Australia #AustralianWildlife #orca #OldTom #KillerWhales #Eden #NSW

For generations, killer whales and First Nations hunted whales together. Now we suspect the orca group has gone extinct

On New South Wales’ southern coast, First Nations groups and European whalers hunted alongside orcas. But what happened to this unusual group?

The Conversation