SOUTH PADRE ISLAND SUBJECT: Whaling Wall Mural on The Convention Center at South Padre Island, TX. VIEW: From the turn around loop southeast of building. DATE: September 3, 2007 Whaling Wall #53 "Orcas off the Gulf of Mexico" Wyland's Whaling Wall #53 "Orcas off the Gulf of Mexico" mural spans three walls of the convention center on the Island of South Padre . The purpose for painting these murals of marine mammals is to raise awareness of the dangers facing these marine creatures. Spanning 153 feet in length and 23 feet in height, it took over 111 gallons of paint, 100 volunteers, and nearly four days to complete. The mural was dedicated on March 14th, 1994. Whaling Wall Species List Killer Whale - Orcinus orca Yellowfin Tuna - Thunnus albacares Tarpon - Megalops atlanticus Atlantic Bottle Nose Dolphin - Tursiops truncatus Kemps Ridley's Sea Turtle - Lepidochelys kempii Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis Blackwing Flying Fish - Hirundichthys rondeletia King Mackerel - Scomberomorus cavalla French Angel Fish - Pomacanthus paru Red snapper - Lutjanus campechanus The Whaling Wall is located 4 and half miles north of the causeway on South Padre Island. There are neither charges to view the mural nor any for parking. Also free to the public is the Nature Trail consisting of boardwalks and photo blinds which begins next to the southern side of the whaling wall. Other Photos of the Whaling Wall on South Padre Island.

Life-size marine art in public places.