6 Things You Should Know When Whale Watching

There's a right way to go whale watching and there's a wrong way to go whale watching. If your tour boat bumps into a whale in the open ocean and the passengers proceed to touch it like they're at a petting zoo (like one recently did on the island of Maui in Hawaii), chances are, you're doing it wrong.With the East Coast's whale watching season ramping up and millions of people hoping to forge a special moment with those cetacean wonders globally, we wanted to make sure we're admiring our ocean's giants in a safe and healthy way -- for both humans and the animals.Whether you're jumping on a guided tour boat or kayaking the seas on a solo marine mission, here are six things you should know about watching whales in any capacity.Read More... More on Endangered Species

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