Tag: identifying whales

A publication of Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs)

Humpbacks Breaching!

Cover Image: Humpback calf breaching! Jos Krynen, Eagle Eye Adventures Many Humpback whales are still travelling around inland waterways and many of them can be seen easily from shore. Of the 116 sightings received, 89 of them were of Humpback whales. Many of the Humpback sightings reported the whales were breaching, some multiple times. A…
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Smaller Cetaceans Are Important Too

Cover Image: Young Pacific White Sided Dolphin Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions When we look at our ocean ecosystem as a whole, it may be easy to forget about the little guys. We don’t. All whales, dolphins and porpoise that are within our oceans play a huge part in the balance, as…
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Identifying Individual Whales

Cover Image: Constellation the humpback breaching! Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions Identifying individual animals is something of a learning curve and even those of us who are used to doing IDs over many years can have difficulty at times. Photographic evidence is extremely important to confirm an ID. With Humpback Whales, the…
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