November 2, 2021
In the morning, we had very quickly a wonderful sighting with Short-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Very nice to see how […]
October 30, 2021
October is Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) month here in Madeira…and what a month it has been so far! Our team has had the pleasure of sharing […]
October 28, 2021
Both our boats set off this morning to meet a group of travelling Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) that were briskly travelling east in a rather […]
October 19, 2021
The morning on the Ribeira Brava with the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) was a very gentle experience. There was a pleasant silence in the air. […]
October 18, 2021
Underwater landscapes can play an incredibly important role when it comes to the distribution of different species within a region. Madeira is generally surrounded by deep […]
October 15, 2021
Sometimes I am asked whether different species of marine mammals are teaming up. This actually happens. A fairly common combination of two different species are Bottlenose […]
October 14, 2021
Wildlife encounters can never be guaranteed. In vast natural spaces like the ocean, where marine life thrives across an enormous area, it’s impossible to predict what […]
October 12, 2021
Many hunt in the deep but they all need the air; cetaceans truly are the oceans masters when it comes to living at the interface of […]
October 11, 2021
The whale watching industry is a steadily growing branch of the economy. Precisely because we are visiting a living space that is the domain of other […]