Who doesn’t love a baby shower? Especially for one of the world’s BIGGEST babies!?! The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors celebrated the season’s North Atlantic right whale babies at our Right Whale Baby Shower and Celebration on April 10, 2025 at the Florida House Inn.
Each year, North Atlantic right whales migrate south to the warmer waters off the Atlantic coast from the Carolinas to Florida to give birth to and nurture their calves. The North Atlantic right whale is a critically endangered species, so each calf that is born is a reason to celebrate and gives hope that the species may survive.
At the time of our gathering, we celebrated the ten calves that had been born this season! (Special note: It was a delightful surprise to hear that on April 18th, a week after we celebrated, there was another reason to celebrate as an 11th calf was spotted!). You can see the update about each calf spotted this year here: 2024-25 Calving Season.
Savoring the Celebration: A Feast of Joy!
Volunteers provided delicious food for everyone to enjoy as we gathered in the courtyard on a perfect spring day.
Handcrafted Luck: An Artisan Raffle
We were so fortunate to have some amazing artists donate items to our group to raffle off at this event. A huge thank you to the artists for supporting our group and for creating such beautiful artwork, inspired by these creatures we are working to protect.
Inspiring Talks on This Season’s North Atlantic Right Whale Calves
We were honored to have these amazing speakers at our event! Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors’ Richard Timm was the MC for our event. Greg Reilly from IFAW, Julie Albert from Blue World Research Institute, Liddy Clever from Save Sea Life, and Hunter Miller from Oceana are pictured. A huge thank you to these speakers for traveling to our event, taking time to be with us, and for inspiring us with your words.
Hunter Miller from Oceana: For the last decade, Hunter has helped lead efforts to educate, organize, and advocate for our oceans, climate, and Florida’s coastal communities. Based in St. Augustine
Greg Reilly from IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare): Expertise and focus on solutions to vessel strikes on whales. Based in Savannah
Liddy Clever from Save Sea Life: Dedicated to help spread information about how kids, both young and young at heart, can help make a difference! Based in Savannah
Julie Albert from Blue World Research Institute’s Right Whale Sighting Network: Working with right whales for 25+ years, presented this year’s new calves! Based in Melbourne
Our volunteers and supporters are the best!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to our volunteers and supporters! Without all of you, we couldn’t accomplish all that we do to protect North Atlantic right whales through education, awareness, and collaboration.
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