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Discover the different ecotypes of orcas within the southern hemisphere and how they are different to what we see in the north!

For part 3 of our orca series we are going to focus on the different ecotypes of orcas from the northern hemisphere!

Welcome to the second blog in our orca series. This time we will focus more on our Icelandic 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.

In this blog we look at how often the humpback whales were performing acrobatics!

Since November, numerous humpback whales have been spotted near the coastlines of Faxaflói Bay. We have seen between 1-5 on any given...

Over the course of 2024 we had some incredible whale watching moments. We saw a huge amount of baleen whales including humpback, minke...

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...

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...

As the year winds down, Iceland’s humpback whales start preparing for their annual winter getaway. While some humpbacks stick to solo...

Normally, our whale watching encounters are all about creating joyful memories. However, earlier this year, our team had a rare sighting...

Long finned pilot whales, Globicephala melas, are one of over 20 species of cetacean that can be found in Icelandic waters. There are...

With the increasing number of humpback whale sightings near the islands surrounding Reykjavík, we're delighted to observe seals regularly...

The past year has been a spectacular one for whale watching in Iceland, marked by an abundance of humpback whales, minke whales,...

In the waters of Faxaflói, minke whales are a common sight. Some individuals have been visiting us consistently for more than 15 years...

After the last IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports synthesising 70 thousands of scientific publications and a...

Everyone has seen it in nature documentaries: a beautiful humpback whale lifting its enormous body all the way out of the water, followed...

Although largely solitary, humpback whales are sometimes seen in groups. In breeding grounds, females with their calf can be escorted by...

Many passengers on our whale watching tours are interested to know when is the best time to go whale-watching. We especially frequently...

When you study wild populations there is generally two main simple questions that need to be answered: - How many animals in the...