ECOBAC

ECOBAC is a non-profit association based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico working on nature & wildlife conservation, science & research, animal welfare.

ECOBAC (Ecología y Conservación de Ballenas, A.C.) is a Mexican non-profit organisation based in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. It focuses on research, protection and conservation of Mexico's natural resources, especially the humpback whale and its habitat in Banderas Bay and the Jalisco and Nayarit coasts. Its work includes scientific research and photo-identification of whales, the RABEN national whale disentanglement network and rescue of entangled whales, training for whale-watching tour operators, promotion of Mexican whale-watching regulations, environmental education and outreach, and collaboration with universities and government bodies such as CONANP. The organisation also supports training courses for large whale entanglement response in several Latin American countries.