Overview
- Conanp verified the sighting of an albino blue whale in Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto, calling it an unprecedented event for Mexican marine research and conservation.
- At least 30 distinct blue whales have been identified this season in the protected area, including a mother with her calf.
- Authorities link the whales’ close-to-shore feeding to a massive nutrient upwelling that has concentrated krill, the species’ primary food source.
- Park staff and academic partners have ramped up photo-identification and monitoring while coordinating with local tour operators to enforce responsible whale-watching standards.
- Blue whales are listed as Endangered by the IUCN and are under special protection in Mexico, and albinism in cetaceans is exceptionally rare, with a cited incidence of about 0.0025% in humpbacks.