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SUMMER HOURS (Open seven days a week)
June 10:00-8:00 July/August: 9:00-9:00 Sept/Oct 10:00-8:00
WINTER HOURS
( Subject to staffing availability )
Please call in advance 207-288-0288
Admission is free, donations are gladly accepted
Adopt-a-Whale
The scientists and students at Allied Whale, the marine mammal research laboratory at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine offer a powerful choice for socially responsible on-line shoppers around the globe - both young and old.
Your donation to Adopt-a-Whale supports the world’s oldest and largest dedicated Photo-Identification studies of Humpback and Fin Whales - research critical to understanding and protecting these rare and endangered animals and their habitat.
The photographs, sighting histories, and background material that donors receive are created by the researchers themselves as a direct result of their important studies.
For your donation you’ll receive:
- A photograph of your Humpback or Fin Whale
- Your personal Certificate of Adoption and a brief history of your whale and its sightings
- The beautiful and informative seventy-page book Discovering Whales of the East Coast, by former Mount Desert Rock Research Station Director, Stephan Mullane
- The colorful and durable portable field guide, The Allied Whale Guide to Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic
- Subscription to Allied Whale’s annual newsletter
- An exclusive Bar Harbor Whale Museum patch
Click here to Adopt A Whale Online
You can also download the adoption form and mail it to us.
Adopt a Whale Form (Word format)
Want to Adopt a particular whale?
If there's a particular whale you want, use the Special Instructions box in the order form below to tell us.
Allied Whale Partners
We're grateful to the following businesses and individuals for their continuing support of Allied Whale.
Contact us
To learn more about our Partners program or if you have questions about Adopt-a-Whale please email whaleadopt@coa.edu or call The Bar Harbor Whale Museum at 207-288-0288.
Adoption Form
Thank You for you choosing to Adopt A Whale. Your contribution will support photo-identification research at Allied Whale.
