Press reports Blue whale sightings off South Georgia raise hopes of recovery
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SGHT has just unveiled a new artistic commission to shine a light on the story of humankind and the resurgence of the wildlife of South Georgia. Watch our live Press Launch here. The winning artist is Scottish sculptor Michael Visocchi, with his work called ‘Commensalis – the Spirit Tables of […]
From bas.ac.uk/media-post/humpback-whales-return-to-south-georgia/ “A new study shows the welcome return of humpback whales to the waters around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after a century of commercial whaling decimated their populations. The study is published in the journal Endangered Species Research this week (Thursday 5 November) and is good news […]
The South Georgia Museum has upgraded its website. Read more about the site and the museum here or click on the image above.
A tag deployed in South Georgia on a Southern Right Whale has broken the record for the longest lived tag on this species. The tag, was deployed by the Wild Water Whales researchers on a whale they called Braveheart . At 238 days, the tag operated for two days longer […]
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has launched a new visitor film, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, that tells the story of a global rarity – an eco-system in recovery. You can view it on the GSGSSI site here, or by clicking the image below. […]
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“It was a different end to the season than anticipated…” The March 2020 South Georgia Museum blog is now up on the website. http://sgmuseum.gs/index.php?title=Leaving_South_Georgia
To our South Georgia friends and supporters – we hope that you are all safe and well. We would like to share this message from our patron HRH The Princess Royal that she sent to her charities and other organization she supports. Read the full letter by clicking on the […]
Our friends at the Whaling Museum in Sandefjord, Norway (Hvalfangstmuseet Sandefjord) opened a new exhibition space on 27 February 2020. Several 1950s whaling photos taken by our friend John Alexander are featured in the museum including one transformed into a mural. One of the new displays will explore the Norwegian […]