{"id":653661,"date":"2026-10-22T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/653661\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:30:14","slug":"whale-carcass-removed-from-cottesloe-beach-after-six-hour-operation-beaches-remain-closed-until-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/653661\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale carcass removed from Cottesloe beach after six-hour operation, beaches remain closed until tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A juvenile whale carcass that washed ashore just south of Cottesloe Beach has now been removed and taken to a landfill site, but some Perth beaches remain closed as a precaution amidst the threat of sharks.<\/p>\n

The whale was discovered at Dutch Inn Beach about 6.15am on Thursday, with Town of Cottesloe rangers and a contractor removing the carcass with a single scoop excavator at 12.15pm as dozens of locals watched on.<\/p>\n

A Town of Cottesloe truck took the carcass to the Red Hill Waste Management Facility.<\/p>\n

It marks the second time in three weeks whale remains have ended up on Perth\u2019s coastline, after a 31-tonne humpback whale drew thousands of onlookers and huge great white sharks to South City Beach last month.<\/p>\n

The City Beach whale was also disposed of at Red Hill.<\/p>\n

That carcass took several days and about $180,000<\/a> to remove<\/a>, with the operation attracting scrutiny over the cost to Town of Cambridge ratepayers, prompting calls from council for State assistance in covering the costs.<\/p>\n

\"PicturesCamera IconCredit: Ross Swanborough\/The West Australian, the dead beached whale being loaded onto a truck in City Beach, Perth.<\/p>\n

The Cottesloe whale discovery prompted beach closures on Thursday morning, with authorities warning of potential shark activity around the carcass.<\/p>\n

Surf Live Saving WA confirmed that lifeguards closed Cottesloe Beach about 7.30am on Thursday, with a shark alert also being issued due to the presence of the carcass.<\/p>\n

The Town of Cottesloe confirmed the beach closures on its Facebook page on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Cottesloe Beaches are CLOSED due to shark sightings and the presence of a beached dead whale near Dutch Inn,\u201d the page read.<\/p>\n

\u201cRangers have immediately closed beaches from BEN sign CT1 to BEN sign CT54.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease stay out of the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis closure INCLUDES Cottesloe main beach with the shark barrier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe juvenile whale carcass triggered a shark advice alert. Credit: Ian Munro\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

SharkSmart issued an alert urging the public to exercise extra caution in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is possible the carcass will act as an attractant that could lead to sharks coming in close to shore along this stretch of coast,\u201d the alert read.<\/p>\n

Shark activity can be monitored on the SharkSmart website and any shark sightings should be reported to Water Police on 9442 8600.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A juvenile whale carcass that washed ashore just south of Cottesloe Beach has now been removed and taken…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[21184,85,46,48037,141,48036,286022,386],"class_list":["post-653661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-community-news","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-perth","tag-science","tag-wa-news","tag-western-suburbs-weekly","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}