Humpback Whale & Marine Mammal
Informational Links

The internet offers a vast array of information about the Humpback whales that ply the waters of Banderas Bay. Below are some of our favorite links. If you know of any other great links that you’d like to see on this page, please e-mail us with the web site address.

American Cetacean Society
An excellent introduction and explanation of rorqual whales and the animals that make up that family. Excellent diagrams and general information too.
http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/humpback.htm

Download their free Humpback Whale Fact Sheet too.

Earth Trust
This site also offers a great selection of general information about Humpbacks. And, it also has a good discussion about the factors affecting Humpback whale populations.
http://earthtrust.org/wlcurric/whales.html

Enchanted Learning
This page offers an excellent collection of diagrams and statistic regarding the Humpback whale.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Humpbackwhale.shtml

NATURE - Public Broadcasting System
This is an excellent site with lots of Humpback whale photos, videos and sound files. Be sure to check out the video.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/humpback/#

International Whaling Commission
General information about the regulation of whaling, whale taxonomy, the lives of whales, small cetaceans, population estimates and ecology.
http://www.iwcoffice.org/conservation/whalemain.htm

Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society is dedicated to the conservation and welfare of whales, dolphins and porpoises.
http://www.wdcs.org

National Marine Mammal Laboratory
The NMML is a research laboratory that conducts research on marine mammals worldwide. There is a huge library of information about whales to be found on this site.
http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov

National Parks Conservation Association
This site has some general information about Humpback whales, but the interesting part of it are the links at the bottom of the page that details some of the National Parks where the whales live worldwide.
http://www.npca.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/humpbackwhale.asp