BAR HARBOR, Maine — A Maine college that focuses on the environment says it’s still not too late to buy a whale of a present in time for Christmas.
College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor says its Adopt-a-Whale program supports its Allied Whale marine mammal research laboratory.
For a $40 donation, people get a photograph of a humpback or fin whale, a certificate of adoption, and a brief history of the whale and its sightings. They also receive a book about whales in the North Atlantic, a field guide and Allied Whale’s annual newsletter.
Allied Whale maintains tens of thousands of images of whales that allow researchers to learn about their life histories and migration patterns.