WHALE ZONE Sightings - Marine Wildlife & Education in the Azores Islands

01/05/2016

April 2016 Statistics Report

By Stephanie Almeida | Baleen Whales (Mysticeti), Beaked Whales, Blue Whales, Bottlenose Dolphins, Cetaceans, Common Dolphins, Dolphins (Odontoceti), False Killer Whale, Fin Whales, Humpback Whales, Loggerhead, Minke Whales, Rissos Dolphins, Sea Turtles, Sperm Whales, Striped Dolphins, Toothed Whales (Odontoceti), Ι Reports

On the map above, we can see the Sightings of the past month of April. NOTE: To see the interactive map please visit http://www.monicet.net/en/maps We…

28/04/2016

Blue Whales, Fin Whales and Common Dolphins!

By Stephanie Almeida | Baleen Whales (Mysticeti), Blue Whales, Cetaceans, Common Dolphins, Fin Whales

Ah what a day! A day full of Whales! Several Blue Whales (the first ones of the season for us!)and Fin Whales. Including a…

27/04/2016

Terra Azul’s collaboration with IUCN

By Stephanie Almeida | Cetaceans, Ι Reports, Ι Terra Azul Azores

International Union for Conservation of Nature (http://www.iucn.org/) is the world’s oldest global environmental organization. 1,300 members and 15,000 volunteer experts in 185 countries, support…

24/04/2016

Fin Whales Morning!

By Stephanie Almeida | Baleen Whales (Mysticeti), Bottlenose Dolphins, Common Dolphins, Fin Whales

This morning we sighted 2 huge and beautiful Fin Whales! 🙂 Also Bottlenose Dolphins and Common Dolphins. Our “Whale Watchers” had a blast! And…

21/04/2016

Humpback and Fin Whales!

By Stephanie Almeida | Fin Whales, Humpback Whales

Lovely morning with 3 Fin Whales (2 adults and 1 juvenile) and a Humpback Whale! Take a look at the great video of the…

20/04/2016

False Killer Whales and Sperm Whales!

By Stephanie Almeida | False Killer Whale, Sperm Whales

What an amazing morning! We sighted 3 different Species – Sperm Whales, False Killer Whales and Bottlenose Dolphins. Sperm Whales are the Resident Species…