Tag: North Atlantic right whale
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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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Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule Petitions
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is facing extinction. This species is a part of an Unusual Mortality Event. Vessel strikes and entanglement are two of the major causes for the species decline. How can you help? There are two petitions that you can join to encourage your elected officials to take action to… Read more
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Get Involved in Right Whale Week!
Right Whale Week is coming up from October 25, 2024 to November 3, 2024 in Nassau County, Florida. The Right Whale Festival will be the big event to finish up the week at Main Beach Park on Amelia Island on November 2-3. Right Whale Week is happening to celebrate the return of the critically endangered… 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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Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors “Talking Whale” at the Wild Amelia Nature Festival
Let’s talk whale! Eco-Expo The Wild Amelia Nature Festival’s Eco-Expo was held on Amelia Island’s Main Beach Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors were excited to participate in the event with an exhibit. Many other environmental groups were present at the event. We were honored to have the opportunity to… Read more
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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… 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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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… Read more