Whale Patrol (ATOM Study Guide)

Whale Patrol (Leighton De Barros, 2009) concerns itself with problems encountered by Humpback and Southern Right Whales as they make their annual migration from Antarctica to the waters off the Western Australian coast. And the problems of the team charged with rescuing them from entanglement in fishing gear.

It is suitable for primary school children so long as some scenes are not shown as it deals with one of the most physically challenging aspects of wildlife rescue.

Equally it is suitable for junior and middle level SOSE/HSIE students in Secondary schools with the same proviso. In senior school, it would be appropriate for Geography, Environmental Studies / Science courses.

The wildlife management components would be suitable for tertiary Environmental Management units, especially the parts dealing with the modification of fisheries for environmental reasons and the ethics of euthanasia.