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El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve is best known for the gray whales that
mate and give birth in its salty lagoons each winter. But other
whales - humpbacks, blue whales and orcas - also migrate to the
preserve's protected waters. On the reserve's islands, elephant
seals, common seals, seabirds and California sea lions gather. In
the lagoons, three species of marine turtles nest and lay eggs.
January through March is the best time to visit this beautiful preserve
on the Baja Peninsula. Boat tours operate from San Diego in the
US and from the village of Guerrero Negro in Baja California. On
your journey down the Baja Peninsula to El Vizcaino, you may spy other
whales - fin, minke, sperm and pilot - in the Gulf of California.
Image
Credits: Elephant seal, copyright Steven Holt; Humpback
whale copyright Jupiter Media.
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LINKS
Tours
Offered
through the San Diego Zoo
Pachico's
Ecotours
Tours
run by a local family at San Ignacio Lagoon. Website also includes
directions
to the lagoon from the San Diego border crossing.
Use the search box below to learn more about North America's wildlife
preserves, UNESCO sites and national parks.
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