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 ...

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, ...

Jessica Woodend has spent 20 years in wildlife education and animal care Maine wildlife educator Jessica Woodend designed a life-size inflatable whale as a tribute to a beloved local humpback named ...

Jessica Woodend has spent 20 years in wildlife education and animal care, working with animals across the country and, for the last 13 years, in Maine. Most of that time was devoted to land animals, ...