The Cochinilla (or Cochineal) is an insect that lives on the cactus known as the tunera. They absorb the jiuce of the plant and this is their only food. The origin of the name Cochinilla is said to be found in the Latin 'coccinus', whose meaning is 'red'. The...
Founded by Janek Andre in 2021 WeWhale is a association for creating awareness including protection for whale worldwide by identifying and proseuting crimes against wildlife involving dolphins and whales. The movement is looking to end irresponsible whale and dolphin...
Fossils have been found for one of the largest sharks in history known as the Megalodon in north of Lanzarote and La Graciosa. The discovery has been made by The Spanish Oceanographic Institute of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) where as a result of...
Feel the ocean together with WeWhale and learn about whales and dolphins, in small or private groups and with no noise pollution for animals or humans. Join them on the world’s first completely noise and emission-free whale observation fleet! Choose from a shared...
Scientists have found a new marine species in Puerto del Carmen in the form of a mollusk. The discovery has been named Lamanotus Tias in dedication to the municiple of Tias and all is work and dedication to conservation.It is the first mollusk of this genus found in...
The ocean beyond Lanzarotes coastline is set to be protected by a new global agreement from the UN which is set to protect between 30% and 60% of the world's oceans by 2030. Waters beyond the national ones form the largest habitat on the planet for ocean life. The...
A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Institute for Biodiversity Research have discovered that Bulwer's petrel, a small threatened seabird, travels over 1,800 kilometers from the Canary Islands to the Azores to get food.The work carried out...
A sad story of a poor dolphin which was rescued last Thursday off the coast of Lanzarote in Caleta de Caballo. The animal was rescued and transferred to the Costa Teguise aquarium, but was eventually sacrificed due to its poor condition. It was bathers who alerted the...
Rancho Texas Lanzarote Park joins the European Association of Aquatic Mammals committed to recover the most threatened marine mammal in Europe, the monk seal which inhabited the Island of Lobos many years ago and is the reason the island has its name. This the marine...
The abundance of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in Canary waters between March and May is usually accompanied by one of its natural predators....whales!!!!. This time of year its nor unusual to find these whales off the coast of the Canary islands. Yesterday...