Posts Tagged ‘whale-watching tours’

Moving Bison with a Song

On March 8, 2012, seventy-one bison calves newly arrived from Canada stepped onto the Montana plains. They came to join the established herd of bison on the American Prairie Reserve, the one that once belonged to their ancestors. One hundred years ago, the last of Montana’s Pablo-Allard herd was sold to the Canadian government. At [...]

Beached Dolphins Rescued

When a single whale or dolphin strands itself on a beach, it is usually very sick. When those animals strand themselves in groups, however, other, unknown factors are probably at play. There are several theories as to why groups of whales will sometimes swim onto beaches around the world. One is that because whales are [...]

Thank-You Note from a Whale

When going out into the Sea of Cortez, California, with the intended purpose of doing some whale watching, it’s probably not all that unusual to actually come across some whales. However, finding a dead humpback is rarely in the plan. But that’s what happened to Michael Fishbach — co-founder of the Great Whale Conservancy with [...]

Close Encounters With Whales: Part II

On May 10, Part I of this two-part post appeared in Good Nature: Save the Whales and Save a Community at the Same Time. Now, rejoin our small group for the story of why two women from Santa Fe keep coming back nearly every year to spend time with the gray whales of Baja. God [...]

The World’s Whales Need Your Help

Join me in the call to end Obama Administration support for the International Whaling Commission’s proposal to re-open commercial whaling — it is not a backdoor way to protect them.