World Whale Day Feb 15, 2026

World Whale Day, observed on the third Sunday of February, began in the 1980s in Hawaii, where communities celebrated the seasonal return of migrating humpback whales. The day gained wider recognition after the International Whaling Commission"s 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, which marked a major milestone in international whale conservation.

© Kiliii Fish/Cavan Images

palette

Today in History

Feb 15, 2018The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
Feb 15, 2019Snow aglow in central Japan
Feb 15, 2020Whales in winter
Feb 15, 2021Presidents hear the echo of history
Feb 15, 2022Lantern Festival
Feb 15, 2023Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Feb 15, 2025The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 15, 2022Indian Independence Day
Oct 14, 2019Canadian Thanksgiving
Jan 11, 2021At the gates of the ksar
Jun 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
Apr 25, 2022World Penguin Day
Sep 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Jul 6, 2020Welcome to the Ring of Fire
Jul 26, 2018Exploring the wilder side of New York
May 9, 2020Here’s looking at you, teachers
Mar 1, 2020Casting a vote for women s history
Apr 9, 2024Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Dec 3, 2018Computer science on the page
May 15, 2018Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
Jan 5, 2021Flying high on National Bird Day
Feb 21, 2024Yosemite National Park, California
Oct 11, 2020A monastery in the mountain
Feb 3, 2026Emerald Bay and Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, California
May 9, 2019An endless journey
May 2, 2025Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
Jan 11, 2025Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
Apr 13, 2018Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
Dec 2, 2020Protecting Alaska
Dec 20, 2019Tree of many colors
Oct 29, 2018In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
Apr 17, 2019Happy birthday to the Peak!
Oct 4, 2024World Space Week begins
Jul 5, 2022Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
Apr 6, 2021On the rebirth of the Olympic Games
Jun 30, 2025Asteroid Day
Jun 7, 2025National Trails Day