Local wildlife champion
Dave Beezer is the longtime captain of the Condor Express, Santa Barbara’s premier whale-watching boat. He is also one of a handful of people in California who...
Stories
Human-cetacean conflict solutions
The Whale Safe tool provides data insights to help prevent whale-ship collisions, also known as ship strikes. It displays both visual and acoustic whale...
Conservation success
The Santa Barbara Channel, including waters in the Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, is protected by a network of 19...
Education and research
The Channel Islands Naturalist Corps (CINC) programme was started in 1996 with the Condor Express and has expanded to over 150 volunteers and five other marine...
Cultural heritage (new/ modern)
Students at Canalino Elementary School and Carpinteria Family School brought their mascot to life in January 2023 with a ‘living’ portrait on the field of a...
Cultural heritage (traditional)
The Chumash people have a rich cultural heritage deeply rooted in their connection with wildlife, including whales.
Folktales often involve animal characters...
Sustainability
In 2020, the Condor Express was re-powered with four new engines, making it faster and more efficient. Specifically designed with wildlife in mind, there are no...
Collaboration for the sake of cetaceans
‘Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies’ is a vessel speed reduction programme, bringing government, corporations and local air quality boards together to...
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