Category: North Atlantic Right Whale Education
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Right Whale Week 2024: Thank you for participating!
Fall in northeast Florida brings about some really fun events… (a few!) colorful leaves on the trees, the Florida Georgia game, Halloween, and the beginning of the North Atlantic right whale calving season! Each year, from November to April, the North Atlantic right whale mothers migrate from their feeding grounds in the New England and… Read more
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Right Whale Week 2024
Join our local businesses as we celebrate the return of the North Atlantic right whale to the waters off Amelia Island, the heart of their calving grounds! Look for the sign of the whale on participating businesses! October 25-November 3, 2024 North Atlantic right whales migrate south to warmer waters to their calving grounds from… Read more
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Join us for Baleen & Brew!
Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors is excited to invite you to join us on Sunday, October 20, 2024 from 4:00-7:00pm at Disco Witch Brewing. Disco Witch Brewing is located at: 464073 State Road 200, Yulee, FL 32097 Meet the experts! This event will be an opportunity to meet right whale experts, Barb Zoodsma and Tom Pitchford.… Read more
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Celebrating Fernandina’s Bicentennial: AIWA presents Fernandina’s Right Whales- A Historical Perspective
Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors gathered at Story and Song Bookstore and Bistro on September 7, 2024 to celebrate Fernandina’s upcoming Bicentennial. A historical presentation about right whales in our area dating back 200 years was a reason to gather together to celebrate our city’s history and the history of the North Atlantic right whale. When… Read more
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Help the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Fernandina!
Right whales offshore Fernandina: a historical perspective The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors join the City of Fernandina Beach in celebrating its 200 year anniversary! We are excited to invite you to a special presentation that delves into the fascinating history of the North Atlantic right whale in Fernandina Beach. Join us as we uncover the… Read more
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If I find a whale tooth on the beach, could it be from a North Atlantic right whale???
The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors might be quite focused on watching the waters in the hopes of spotting a whale during the North Atlantic right whale calving season, but occassionally we might also be looking down at the sand for shark teeth! Beautiful Amelia Island is not only the heart of the calving grounds for… Read more
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World Ocean Day is June 8th!
Earth’s oceans are the home to so many different wonders… fish, coral, plants, (and you know whales are one of our favorites!), sunken treasures, and so many creatures! About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean. So much of the life on our beautiful planet Earth is tied to the ocean. One of… Read more
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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… Read more
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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.… Read more