The GreenplanetFM Podcast with Tim Lynch

Christine Rose has a passion for life. She is an environmental advocate, in the community, nationally, and even internationally. She has just returned from Australia where the Humpback whales recovery signals hope for the future. Watching (rather than swimming) is her focus as it's non-invasive and takes the human ego out of the whales' natural behaviour. Humpback numbers in NSW were down to a couple of hundred animals when whaling stopped in the 1960s-70s. This year estimations put the numbers at about 27,000 went along Australia’s east coast, and they' are growing at 11% pa cumulatively. About 95% travel within 5km offshore on their way to Antarctica. That's why New South Wales in the best place for whale lovers like Christine. In this interview we cover a number of environmental issues from the whale’s recovery in Australia to the New Zealand fishing industry. Christine also speaks about the moral rights of animals and recommends the book of that name. Touching on climate change and the 6th great extinctio