Nexus, the Southern Right Whale, has travelled thousands of km from South Africa to the Crozet Islands, but now she appears to be on the move again, and researchers say…
Postgraduate engineering students from Stellenbosch University have just earned international recognition for building technology that can detect rare whale calls hidden deep within years of Antarctic datasets. Stellenbosch, South…
A wildlife photographer recorded 304 humpback whales on 30 December. Western Cape, South Africa (04 February 2026) – The songs of vast congregations of humpback whales on the West…
Filmmaker Daron Chatz follows a fascinating collaboration between two local musicians and a marine biologist as they explore a connection with humpback whales through song. Plettenberg Bay, South Africa…
Whale Season in South Africa has brought good tidings with observations from the aerial survey indicating a substantial increase in whale numbers! The whales’ favoured spot? De Hoop Nature Reserve….
Plettenberg Bay has become the ‘7th whale wonder of the world’ after being crowned one of only seven Whale Heritage Sites worldwide! Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (31 May, 2023)…
AI being used to help protect our whales? It’s happening right here in South Africa! South Africa (26 May, 2023)—In the fight to protect our whales and the planet,…
Remember when the lockdown extended past 21 days? Well, imagine 50 years. And you’re a massive whale in a tiny tank. This was Lolita’s story, but a turn-in-the-tides has animal…
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