Click here to see our collection of whale fluke images.Welcome to Animal Tracks!

You've reached Animal Tracks, an interactive website that supports contribution of photos into a searchable and indexed online database.

Currently, our database consists of digital photographs of humpback whales, green sea turtles and a variety of other sea life. Most of the photographs were taken over the past two years in the area around West Maui.

We've set up some of the most popular searches to make it easy for you to take a peek. Just use the drop down menu below:

Search The Database Google Earth KML Tours
Feel free to search our database of images. Go to Search Go to Our Google Earth Tours
Humpback Whales - October 2006 through June 2007 Humpback Whales - October through December 2007
Humpback Whales
October 2006 - June 2007
Click to Search Database
Humpback Whales
October 2007 - January 2008
Click to Search Database
Maui: West Maui Tour


Search the Database or Contribute Your Own Photos

Click here to see our collection of monk seal imagesIt is also possible to contribute your own digital photographs into our database. To do this, you will have to be a registered user of thesystem and you can register by clicking the Join tab at the top of the page. Once you are registered, you can use the "Contribute Photos" link to add and tag photos for the database. Please be aware that contributed photos will not searchable right away - we have implemented a "review and release" procedure for contributed photographs. You may also contribute photos via e-mail.Please send an e-mail to rob@whalematch.org and include as much information as possible about your photos including date, location, subject matter, etc. Thanks!

 

Video Clips and Animal Music Visit the News Room
We now have video clips and whale music. Go to the Media Room! Read about marine life. Go to the News Room
turtle with fibropappiloma
Green Sea Turtle Humpback Whale Song Green sea turtles are favorites in the Hawaiian Islands. Sadly, many have developed debilitating fibropapilloma tumours.
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Stay Tuned...


This is an experimental site and we have a number of research ideas and objectives. You can read about some of our ideas by clicking on the "About Us" tab. Or, if you are interested in how to create your own Animal Tracks community please visit our "Community" page. We also work with and support several organizations, please learn more about our Partners.

In the meantime, just enjoy the photographs (free and unrestricted use of the photos is encouraged), learn more about the ocean and the marine environment and get involved. Any questions or comments should be directed to info@whalematch.org.


Click here to see our collection of sea otter imagesHow to Best View the Site

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