Northern bottlenose whales are among the least seen whales in the North Atlantic. Deep-diving, offshore and elusive by nature, they live far beyond the edges of most human experience. To encounter them at all is rare. To spend days alongside Northern bottlenose whales in Önundarfjörður, monitoring their behaviour unfold in a quiet fjord, feels like…
There are days on the water that recalibrate what we think is possible. Days that stretch our sense of scale and remind us how alive the ocean, even in the face of the pressures it faces. This was one of those days. In Ísafjarðardjúp, in the remote Westfjords of Iceland, Whale Wise took to the…
Drones have transformed the way we tell conservation stories. From revealing inaccessible landscapes to offering new perspectives on wildlife behaviour, they open up opportunities for conservation photography that were unimaginable a decade ago. But with this power comes responsibility. Responsible drone flying in sensitive habitats requires more than technical skill — it demands an ethical…
Spending time with the ocean has always felt like returning home. There’s a depth of connection to nature that runs through me like a pulse. Over the past year, that connection has grown into something even deeper, something that has fundamentally shifted my purpose. My two weeks spent volunteering with Whale Wise as a trustee…