Where can you see the Sperm Whale?
Some of the best places to see the Sperm Whale in the wild include Parque Nacional de Galápagos (Ecuador), Coffin Bay National Park (Australia) and Estrecho Natural Park (Spain) — among 12 wildlife hotspots across 8 countries, including Australia, Norway, France and Ecuador. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska, United States
+391 birds+58 mammals
Where the North Pacific collides with Alaska's rugged coastline, a sprawling archipelago of islands, rocky outcrops, and coastal headlands forms one of North America's most remote…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYCabo de Hornos National Park
Cape Horn, Chile
+88 birds+9 mammals
Where the Andes plunge into the Southern Ocean and the Drake Passage churns between two continents, Cabo de Hornos National Park sprawls across one of Earth's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCalanques National Park
Bouches-du-Rhône, France
+233 birds+42 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge dramatically into crystalline Mediterranean waters, Calanques National Park preserves one of Europe's most striking coastal landscapes. These steep-sided inlets, carved by erosion…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCoffin Bay National Park
Australia
+143 birds+5 mammals
Across South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, where limestone headlands rise above turquoise shallows and eucalypt woodland gives way to coastal heath, lies a 1,319-square-kilometre sanctuary shaped by…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEstrecho Natural Park
Pedro Valiente, Spain
+281 birds+20 mammals
Where Mediterranean pine forests meet wind-sculpted coastal cliffs, one of Europe's most dynamic ecological crossroads unfolds across the Strait of Gibraltar. Spanning 686 square kilometers of…
VIEW NATURAL PARKForlandet National Park
Vera, Norway
+38 birds+12 mammals
Windswept Arctic tundra meets jagged coastal cliffs where the Barents Sea crashes against Norway's northernmost wilderness. This sliver of protected terrain on the Nordkapp Peninsula comprises…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGreat Otway National Park
Australia
+255 birds+42 mammals
Temperate rainforest and wet eucalyptus woodland cloak the ridges and gullies of Victoria's Great Otway National Park, where persistent moisture and mild year-round temperatures sustain a…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNorthwest Spitsbergen National Park
Norway
+58 birds+17 mammals
Where the High Arctic converges with the Norwegian mainland, Northwest Spitsbergen National Park sprawls across one of Earth's most extreme and pristine wildernesses. Crowned by jagged…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParque Nacional de Galápagos
Santo Tomás, Ecuador
+139 birds+23 mammals
Volcanic peaks and weathered lava fields dominate this remote archipelago in the Pacific, where the interplay of cold ocean currents and tropical latitude creates an ecological…
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