Name and Adopt a Whale Forever

Support Whale Conservation: Name and Adopt a Humpback Whale for Life

•  Duration: Lifelong adoption of a humpback whale
•  Cost: $500 minimum; $1000 suggested donation
•  Your lifelong naming and adoption of a humpback whale packet includes: A personalized digital whale adoption certificate, whale pictures and information, automatic alerts sent every time that your whale is spotted

Click here to name and adopt a whale

Lifelong humpback whale naming and adoption

The opportunity to name and adopt a whale is an incredibly special experience and we would love for you to have the honor of become a whale’s patron.

When friends name whales in honor or memory of loved ones, and when individuals, families and school classes raise funds to name and adopt a whale they become connected with that animal for life! When you name a whale, it’s name becomes associated with the whale forever and your name is added to the whale’s ID records as your whale’s patron and human protector.

 

What do your adoption fees support?

Your adoption supports WoG and Happywhale’s shared mission to study and protect whales and the world’s oceans.

Whales of Guerrero is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 94-1162579) and your tax-deductible symbolic whale adoption keeps whales safe and the ocean healthy.

50% of your adoption fees keep the team at HappyWhale hard at work tracking and reporting out on whales around the world. Happywhale’s 70,000+ whale database is a testament to the power of citizen science, collaboration and is making a significant contribution to our understanding of humpback whale movements and migrations not only in Guerrero but around the world!

50% of your adoption fees keeps scientists, educators and healthy community supporters on the ground in Guerrero through Whales of Guerrero. Your support makes it possible to make groundbreaking discoveries about humpback whales year after year, partner with locals to keep humpback whales protected and coastal communities thriving and connected with each other and the natural world – all genders, ages 2 to 92. Our reach expands well beyond Guerrero, as your support also allows us to advance whale science and conservation throughout the entire North Pacific Ocean and share our integrative strategy with scientists, educators, conservationists, and communities around the world every year.

How do whale adoptions work?

You can choose an unnamed Whales of Guerrero whale here, identify an unnamed whale that is special to you or explore Happywhales’s 70,000+ whale database) and we will work with you to give that whale a name, enter your name into HappyWhale for all the world to see. 

For this incredible privilege, we ask for a minimum tax-deductible donation of $500 USD and suggest a $1000 USD donation; please contribute more if you can! 

What do I get when I name and adopt a whale?

Whale naming patrons receive:
1. A printable adoption certificate with the whale’s unique tail, the patron’s name(s), with information about your whale
2. The patron and the whale’s name entered into the HappyWhale global database
3. Lifelong updates about whale resightings for your whale in real time, as they come in
4. The deep satisfaction of knowing that your US tax-deductible gift makes a deep and lasting impact to marine and whale conservation.

What to name your whale?
Our favorite whale adoption names are memorable, unique and relate to something visible on the unique tail of the whale. Think creatively — what do the patterns and shapes you see in the whale’s tail inspire? Avoid common names like ‘Nick’ or ‘Scar’; this name will be with the whale forever and we’ll always send you updates whenever we learn anything about your whale!

When you adopt a whale through our program, you will receive automatic alerts when that whale is spotted again as it travels around the world.

 

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