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Orca Ecotypes of the North
For part 3 of our orca series we are going to focus on the different ecotypes of orcas from the northern hemisphere!
Elding's research team
3 days ago
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Orcas of Iceland
Welcome to the second blog in our orca series. This time we will focus more on our Icelandic orcas!Â
Elding's research team
Mar 14
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Discovering the Life of Orcas
This blog is going to be a little bit different. We are going to start a little series of blogs about orcas! So welcome to our first one.
Elding's research team
Mar 5
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Making Waves: What Humpback Whales Were up to in 2024
In this blog we look at how often the humpback whales were performing acrobatics!
Elding's research team
Feb 19
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The Winter Whales: Why are more Humpbacks Staying in Iceland?
Since November, numerous humpback whales have been spotted near the coastlines of Faxaflói Bay. We have seen between 1-5 on any given...
Elding's research team
Jan 30
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2024: Humpbacks, Minkes and More!
Over the course of 2024 we had some incredible whale watching moments. We saw a huge amount of baleen whales including humpback, minke...
Elding's research team
Jan 14
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Untangling the Threat: What is Entanglement?
For a few years now humpback whales have been seen to regularly come close to the coast in Faxaflói Bay, during the winter. The area they...
Elding's research team
Dec 22, 2024
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering Iceland’s Harbour Porpoises
Usually, the blogs we write relate to the three main species we research at Elding. Therefore, in this one we decided to mix it up a...
Elding's research team
Nov 16, 2024
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Travel Blog of a Humpback Whale
As the year winds down, Iceland’s humpback whales start preparing for their annual winter getaway. While some humpbacks stick to solo...
Elding's research team
Oct 29, 2024
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A funeral in Faxaflói
Normally, our whale watching encounters are all about creating joyful memories. However, earlier this year, our team had a rare sighting...
Elding's research team
Sep 4, 2024
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Pilot Whales around Iceland
Long finned pilot whales, Globicephala melas, are one of over 20 species of cetacean that can be found in Icelandic waters. There are...
Elding's research team
Aug 7, 2024
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Seal-watching in ReykjavÃk
With the increasing number of humpback whale sightings near the islands surrounding ReykjavÃk, we're delighted to observe seals regularly...
Elding's research team
Jan 31, 2024
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A look back at 2023 whale watching
The past year has been a spectacular one for whale watching in Iceland, marked by an abundance of humpback whales, minke whales,...
Elding's research team
Jan 17, 2024
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Meet the Minke Whales We've Known for Over 15 Years
In the waters of Faxaflói, minke whales are a common sight. Some individuals have been visiting us consistently for more than 15 years...
Elding's research team
Nov 13, 2023
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Climate change impact on Iceland
After the last IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports synthesising 70 thousands of scientific publications and a...
Elding's research team
Oct 13, 2023
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How often do humpback whales breach?
Everyone has seen it in nature documentaries: a beautiful humpback whale lifting its enormous body all the way out of the water, followed...
Elding's research team
Jul 18, 2023
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Humpback whale social organisation in Faxaflói bay
Although largely solitary, humpback whales are sometimes seen in groups. In breeding grounds, females with their calf can be escorted by...
Elding's research team
May 15, 2023
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When is the best time to see humpback whales?
Many passengers on our whale watching tours are interested to know when is the best time to go whale-watching. We especially frequently...
Elding's research team
Apr 3, 2023
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Where is the whale?
When you study wild populations there is generally two main simple questions that need to be answered: - How many animals in the...
Elding's research team
Oct 15, 2022
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How scars tell the story of our whales
If you’ve been onboard Elding’s tours or followed our blog you know that our research team does its best to identify every whale and...
Elding's research team
Jul 28, 2022
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