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Feb. 27—Volunteers spotted 2, 141 humpback whales, or kohola, on Saturday across the main Hawaiian Islands, the second count of the year held during peak whale season in Hawaii. Volunteers ...
Feb. 25—Despite poor weather conditions, 463 volunteers across the main Hawaiian islands today counted a total of 2,141 humpback whales, or kohola. It was the second of three coordinated whale ...
Nov. 4—Wildlife officials are urging vigilance from ocean users as humpback whales return to Hawaiian sanctuary waters. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary says careful ...
The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.
An injured humpback whale calf spotted being supported on the surface by its mother may have been hit by a ship, experts reported. The University of Hawaii estimated the nearly 17-foot-long calf ...
Jan. 5—The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is preparing for this year's Sanctuary Ocean Count as kohola, or humpback whales, make their annual migration from Alaska ...
Wildlife photographer Domenic Biagini captured incredible aerial footage of two separate humpback whale breaches off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, in early February.Biagini, who runs the Instagram ...
A humpback whale was spotted swimming with a severed tail off Washington. ... research director Jessica Farrer told McClatchy News by email Aug. 3. The whale was documented on July 10 in the ...