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The whales never stopped coming to Gujarat’s beaches, the watchers did

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Every cetacean in India is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, which is the same level of protection accorded to tigers and lions. Yet most of us may not recognise a Bryde’s whale on the beach, may not know whom to call, and may never think to ask what happened to it afterwards.

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India
Places
Gujarat
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The Hindu
Reporter
seema lokhandwala
Published
Thursday, 22 October 2026, 7:30 am IST
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