Useful Links - Whale World, Albany WA

General Links - Local and Western Australia

Albany Gateway - Local knowledge, local business and local community
Albany Historical Society
Albany's Riverboat Cruises - Kalgan Queen
Albany Whale Tours - Whale and scenic cruises on board the Sail-A-Way
Amazing Albany - Albany Visitor Centre
Australia's South West
Mt Romance - Visit the Sandalwood factory and experience the gong, cone and bowl
My Albany.net - Accommodation listings and tourist attractions in Albany
Silver Star Cruises - Whale Watching and charter vessel
Tourism Council of Western Australia
Valley of the Giants - Tree Top Walk - Walpole
Western Australia.com
Western Australian Museum - Albany
Western Australian Museum
Western Australian Maritime Museum

General Links - Australia and International

A History of Shore Based Whaling - Tasmania
Australian Museum Online
Collections Australia Network
Eden Hill Whale Museum - NSW Killer Whale Museum - skeleton of "Old Tom" a resident Killer Whale to the area
South Georgia Whaling Stations
South Georgia Pictures - This Web Site contains images of South Georgia, the whaling stations of Grytviken, Leith Harbour and Stromness. The wildlife found there such as Elephant Seals, Fur Seals, Penguins and Reindeer.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum - Largest Whaling Museum in America
Whales on the Net - The Watery World of Whales
Nantucket Historical Assocation - Whaling Oil - An interesting insight into whaling history in general.

Teacher Resources & Educational Links

A meeting with the Sperm Whale
DLTK's Crafts for Kids - Ocean animals colouring book pages for kids
Fact Sheets - produced by the Australian Museum Online
Lesson Planet - Search engine for teachers - all subjects
Pro Teacher Lesson Plans - Activity sheets with marine themes
Scholastic Teachers - The Wonderful World of Whales - learn about the giants of the deep
School Activities ( Baleen Whale) - Fact bites resources
The Beach at Enchanted Learning - School craft projects
What is a Whale? - Enchanted learning software, also brief facts of whales

Conservation

Cetaceans - World Wildlife Foundation - Endangered species list of Whales and Dolphins
Ecocean Whale Shark Project - Follows Whale Shark sightings
Greenpeace - Information on the International Whaling Ban
International Whaling Commission
The Oceania Project - Organisations dedicated to the conservation and protection of the Cetacea
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
WhaleNet - an interactive educational web site which focuses on whales and marine research
The Last Whale - by Chris Pash - This blog is about the war for whales, the first battle in 1977 and 1978. The campaign changed Australia from a pro-whaling nation to an international advocate for the whales. It also saw the formation of Greenpeace in Australia.

There are a huge number of fascinating resources to be found on the internet. Not all of the sites listed are free. Whale World does not accept responsibility for the content of the pages in anyway and by listing them are not suggesting that we support their views, claims or the information contained therein.