Whale News!
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35′ Right Whale Swimming Down Ash & Centre in the Shrimp Festival Parade!
People across America, as well as Amelia Island friends and neighbors, are amazed to discover that North Atlantic right whales give birth to their babies each winter off Amelia Island! These are “our whales” AND this is our fabulous Whale Ambassadors parade team! Dedicated to the north atlantic right whale Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Our…
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Celebrating 19 new calves at the Right Whale Baby Shower!
A delightful crowd of Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors and many guests enjoyed delicious food, drink and conversation at The Florida House Inn Courtyard. We toasted the new calves born this season, and remembered the four babies that tragically did not survive. Greg Reilly from IFAW presented the theme of the evening, “Building Blocks”… and how…
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North Atlantic Right Whale Exhibit at Tybee Island Marine Science Center
Hoping to learn a little bit more about the North Atlantic right whale? A NEW exhibit is now available to view just a couple of hours north of Amelia Island, east of Savannah on Tybee Island, Georgia! This new must visit North Atlantic right whale exhibit is located at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center.…
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The Tragic Story of the First Right Whale Calf Spotted in the 2023-24 Season
Juno and her calf are the first spotted in the 2023-24 season! Advocates for the North Atlantic right whale eagerly await the calving season each year, as mothers travel south from Canada and New England waters to the warmer waters of the Southeast to have their babies. Each mother calf pair is counted and tracked…
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How to Help the North Atlantic Right Whale
Boat Safely and Responsibly Especially during the North Atlantic right whale calving season, November 15-April 15: *Post a lookout *Avoid boating at night or in rough seas. *Boat at the slowest safe speed, ideally 10 knots *Monitor VHF 16 Stay 500 Yards Away from North Atlantic Right Whales This is the law! For boats, drones,…
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World Whale Day!
Today we celebrate the whales of the world! Especially our North Atlantic Right Whales, who are born in the warm waters off Amelia Island. Pilgrim’s 2023 Calf Two weeks ago we were enthralled by the joyous romping of “Pilgrim”’s calf, as filmed by Joel Cohen of Blue World Research Institute. Click here to view the…
