October 6, 2022

27.09.2022 – A shared responsibility

Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) belong to Madeira’s most emblematic species. These peaceful cetaceans can be encountered in the island’s water all year round and, amongst […]
September 27, 2022

20.09.2022 – Gang

Our weather forecast showed the possibility of Northwest winds entering the waters of our search areas and, while this resulted in cancellations for the afternoon, it […]
September 26, 2022

19.09.2022 – Little whales

We can’t stress this enough; the word whale encompasses the families of both the toothed whales and the baleen whales. Which means that all dolphins are […]
September 23, 2022

16.09.2022 – About love

Today we had a wedding party on board in the morning. A good reason to talk about love. What forms of love do marine mammals actually […]
September 22, 2022

15.09.2022 – Needle in a haystack

To break it down, finding cetaceans at sea depends on three factors: their presence, our experience and the weather conditions. At Lobosonda we all generally have […]
September 18, 2022

08.09.2022 – Companionship

Dolphins know how to take care of each other. They are known to establish long-term relationships with their fellow peers and demonstrate these wonderfully complex companionships […]
September 15, 2022

05.09.2022 – Out of range

Whale-watching trips on both our boats are magnificent! Our beautiful traditional boat is an absolute emblem of our company while our speedboat has facilitated magically close […]
September 9, 2022

30.08.2022 – Could it be True?

August sure is full of surprises! While our Stenella remained on dry land today for some maintenance, our traditional boat managed sightings of 3 different species […]
September 8, 2022

29.08.2022 – Squid game

The end of August and beginning of September marks the climax of the potas season here in Madeira, a deep-sea squid species that is a favourite […]