Press and Media

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A selection of our press and media coverage: 

2023

Iceland Monitor: From “Free Willy” to responsible whale watching: How whale industry in Iceland has changed

The Guardian: ‘Extraordinary’ sighting of orca with baby pilot whale astounds scientists

Morgunblaðið: Háhyrningur ættleiddi grindhvalskálf

Dal News: Killer whale observed caring for a pilot whale in remarkable first

CBC News: Adoption or abduction? Orca spotted caring for newborn pilot whale

Global News: Orca adopts other whale species calf

IFL Science: Orca seen caring for baby pilot whale for first time but is it adopting or abducting?

Newsweek: Orca mom adopts baby pilot whale in first known case of its kind

Miami Herald: Newborn whale seen with mom of a usually antagonistic species in Iceland, study says

2022

Iceland Review: Almost one thousand orcas identified in Icelandic waters

Kodami: Islanda, sono state individuate quasi 1000 orche grazie a una ricerca decennale

Fiskifréttir: Kennsl borin á um þúsund háhyrninga

Morgunblaðið: 987 háhyrningar við strendur Íslands

Morgunblaðið: Íslenskir háhyrningar synda víða um höf

Cetacean Sessions: Orcas – how far can they go and why?

2021

RÚV – Landinn: Geta greint í sundur mörg hundruð háhyrninga

Whale Trips: Orcas im Schnee – Sturm, Eis und Orcas: eine Winterreise an die Nordwestküste Islands

Whale Trips: Questionary: meet Marie Mrusczok from Orca Guardians Iceland!

2020

Close to Home: Ep. 2: How can we identify one killer whale from another?

Baleines en direct: La migration record d’un épaulard confirmée grâce à la photo-identification

National Geographic Россия: Косатка проплыла 8 000 километров из Исландии в Ливан – это рекорд

Asia Times: Pod-cast: Icelandic orca adrift off Lebanon coast

Independent: Killer whale from Iceland sets record with 5,000-mile journey to Beirut

Iceland Review: Orca Completes 8,000km Swim from Iceland to Lebanon

Brut.: De l’Islande à l’Italie, un incroyable périple d’orques découvert

2019

abc NEWS: Pod of Orca whales migrate more than 3,000 miles from Iceland to Italy

Corriere della Sera: Le orche di Genova? Arrivano dall’Islanda: hanno nuotato 5mila km

The Times: Iceland’s orca squad turns up in Genoa after a 3,000‑mile journey

RÚV: Háhyrningar syntu til Ítalíu frá Íslandi

Artescienza: Match Killer Whales Iceland – Italy

Sustainababble: #160: Orcas

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Jeder Wal ist anders. Wal-Forschung in Island

2018

BBC Earth Unplugged: Why Misunderstanding Killer Whales is Threatening their Survival

BBC Earth: Misunderstanding orca is threatening their survival

Photo Number 6 (Season 1, Episode 1): Iceland

Skessuhorn: Tökur hefjast við Snæfellsnes á heimildamynd um verndun háhyrninga

2017

Atlas Obscura: Paging Through the World’s Handy, Adorable Orca Catalogs. A who’s who for the orca set

Leipziger Volkszeitung: Leipzigerin lebt auf Island ihren Traum von der Arbeit mit Walen

MDR Sputnik: Diese Leipzigerin schützt Orca-Wale vor Island

Shetland News: Name an orca calf

2016

The Reykjavík Grapevine: Icelandic Non-Profit Seeks to Protect Orcas

RÚV: Hægt að fylgjast með „sínum“ háhyrningi

RÚV: Nafnasamkeppni fyrir háhyrningskálf

The Press and Journal: The public has decided… Young killer whale to be named Tide

Evening Times: Glasgow pupils give new name to baby orca

2014

The Guardian: Iceland: whale watching in winter