For a decade, Woodend, 39, crisscrossed the state with live animals in tow, introducing communities to the wildlife right in their backyard. She loved watching kids’ eyes widen as they reached out, ...

Early in the morning on Feb. 29, a class of first graders excitedly shuffled into the South Boston Catholic Academy gym. Waiting for them on the floor lay a massive, life-sized, inflatable whale, ...

The Stockbridge Library hosted a 40-foot inflatable humpback whale named Nile on Friday morning to help children learn more about the animal. The whale is a model of a real female whale that is ...

Maine wildlife educator Jessica Woodend designed a life-size inflatable whale as a tribute to a beloved local humpback named Chunk She now travels across the state with the whale, giving kids and ...