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A group of whale watchers got the thrill of their lives when a gray whale gave birth to a calf right next to their small boat on Jan. 2 at Dana Strands Beach in Dana Point, California.
“When they explained the criteria, I said we’re the perfect location,” Gisele Anderson, who operates Capt. Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari with her husband, told the Orange County ...
The Harford Pier has become a site for whale watching as numbers of grays and humpback whales come into the bay around the pier to feed and draw crowds during the seasons. [35] Diablo Canyon Power Plant, the last remaining nuclear power plant in California, is located in a remote area, about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the beach. The access ...
A great white shark paid San Luis Obispo County whale watchers an unexpectedly jaw-some visit this weekend. On Saturday, boat tour charter SLO Tours shared a video of a great white bumping its ...
Scammon visited the lagoon in 1860 with six whaling vessels, and the subsequent extensive whaling contributed to the near extinction of the Pacific gray whale. Today, the lagoon is a primary destination for migrating whales, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the whales can breed and calve their young undisturbed by humans.
For example, the California Roadkill Observation System provides a mechanism for citizen-scientists in California to report wildlife species killed by vehicles. The Maine Audubon Wildlife Road Watch allows reporting of observations of both dead and live animals along roads. A more recent addition to wildlife observation tools are the web sites ...
Whale Watching, Discovery Travel Adventures Insight guide. ISBN 1-56331-836-9. The Whale Watcher's Guide: Whale-watching Trips in North America, Patricia Corrigan, ISBN 1-55971-683-5. Whales and Whale Watching in Iceland, Mark Carwardine, ISBN 9979-51-129-X. On the Trail of the Whale, Mark Carwardine, ISBN 1-899074-00-7
It is, says Cravinho, an “educational approach to whale watching.” Nearly 20 whale watching companies currently operate across the Azores, following global best practices and guidelines issued ...