Meetings of ACS Monterey Bay
The Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Cetacean Society normally meets at 7:30
pm on the last Thursday of the month at
Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California (across from the
American Tin Cannery Outlet Stores). Meeting date is changed when the
last Thursday conflicts with a holiday. These meetings are free and open
to the public. ACS meetings and activities feature cetacea and various
aspects of the marine environment.
ACS Monterey Bay Program for April 2008
The Friendly Whales of Baja
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- Thursday, April 24, 2008
- 7 p.m. Refreshments, 7:30 p.m. Program
- Lecture Hall, Monterey Boatworks, Hopkins
Marine Station, Pacific Grove (Across from American Tin
Cannery Outlet Stores)
- Speaker: Bernardo Alps, President, Los
Angeles Chapter, ACS
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There are few encounters with wildlife that are as inspiring and exciting
as having a mother gray whale bring her calf within arm's length while
you sit in a skiff half as long as the whale. This is some of the magic
one can experience in Laguna San Ignacio in Baja California Sur.
This place is magical in many ways. It sits in the Vizcaino Biosphere
Reserve where the desert meets the Pacific Ocean. The lagoon, its tidal
flats, islands and mangrove patches serve as critical habitat for many
bird species. Green sea turtles and bottlenose dolphins feed in the
rich waters. It is no wonder that the local residents are fiercely protective
of the lagoon and its resources, especially the gray whales.
Bernardo Alps has visited Laguna San Ignacio 14 times and will share
some of his highlights with us in this presentation. While he is employed
as a professional photographer he would much prefer photographing wildlife,
especially marine mammals.
In addition to being Los Angeles Chapter President of the ACS Bernardo
also serves as Trips Chairperson for ACS National.
Please join us for what should be a photo feast of wildlife photography
and an interesting insight into gray whale behavior and conservation
in Baja California.
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Gray Whale encounter photo © Jack Starr
Last updated April 15, 2008
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