Today's Report Includes:
- Whale Watching: News From Observation Posts
- Wonder: Any
Shut-eye Along the Way?
- Tracking the Migration: Babies, Where Are You?
- Explore! The Gray Whale Obstacle Course
- Year-end
Evaluation: Please
Share Your Thoughts!
A clowning calf covered in kelp at Coal Oil Point, CA
Photo: Michael H. Smith, Gray Whales Count
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Big news! A mom and calf were seen at Narrow Cape, Alaska on April 30! Hungry gray whales are seriously plowing north. There was excitement in Newport, Oregon (#9) when Pam at Captain's Reel Deep Sea Fishing Charters saw more whales at one time than ever before. "They were all around the boat," exclaimed Pam. "Spouts were going up everywhere!" |
| It's
now May, and very few whales remain in the lagoons. But in
April they were still thrilling observers at Laguna San Ignacio
(#2).
Guide/naturalist
Carolina tells of "at least 18 pairs of mothers with
their calves right between our 4 pangas!" Like
most of the the
whales by now,
Carolina has gone north too, but
today she
shares final stories from recent weeks. Read the news! >> |
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Gray whales travel 24 hours a day. We wonder…
- Could they possibly make their 10,000-mile migration without any rest or sleep?
- How do whales sleep if they must be conscious to breathe?
For many years, scientists were unsure about these questions. They are learning more, but lots of questions still remain. Dig in and discover if and how migrating whales sleep! >>
Asleep or awake?
Photo Keith Jones
Scientists have discovered that a gray whale can rest or sleep in three ways, but there is still a lot we don't know about whale sleep! View our slide show:
Think about what you've learned about whales:
- How is a whale's sleep like your sleep? How is it different? Fill in the chart after the slide show. >>
Observer comments have told you that fewer babies are being seen this year. Let's check the daily whale counts at our two California counting stations to see what's happening there.
- Do
you think we've seen the peak of the cow/calf migration yet?
- Are the
numbers what you expected?
- Graphing gray whale data through the whole season? Add the latest data. >>
April 30: ACS/LA
More >>
Whale with mangled fluke
Photo Michael H. Smith
Will you take a few minutes to complete our Year-end Evaluation?
Only with your help can we document Journey North's reach, impact and value. The information you provide is critical for planning new initiatives and for improving Journey North. Thank you!
Year-end Evaluation >>
The FINAL Gray Whale Migration Update Will Be Posted on May 16, 2007.
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