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Landmark report reveals UK wildlife’s devastating decline

With whales and dolphins already facing many threats, a landmark report released this week reveals...
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Go ahead for new UK oil and gas exploration threatens whales and dolphins

Permission has been granted for the development of the UK's biggest untapped oilfield off Shetland,...
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Whaling boat kept in port after more hunt cruelty exposed

Icelandic whale hunting fleet One of the whaling boats involved in the latest hunts in...
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New Important Marine Mammal Areas added to global ocean conservation list

Commerson's dolphin Experts from a number of countries have mapped out a new set of...
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Whalers kill just days after Iceland’s hunt suspension is lifted

Whalers in Iceland have claimed their first victims since the lifting (just a few days...
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Icelandic government lifts suspension on cruel hunts

The Icelandic government is to allow fin whales to be hunted again after lifting a...
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Lolita the orca dies after half a century in captivity

Orca Tokitae (also known as Lolita) has sadly died of suspected renal failure after many...
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Scientific Committee gives first ever official species extinction warning

Photo: Thomas Jefferson We have welcomed the urgent call by experts to protect the vaquita...
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Orcas versus humpbacks

Occasionally accounts come our way of observations on whales that are unusual and very interesting....

Back To Work Again…

Hi Everyone, Well, here we are with one week of 2012 behind us and the...

Happy New Year Kesslet !

Hi Everyone, It was a bitterly cold but a lovely and sunny morning standing watching...

Waiting For Some Action…

Hi Everyone, I'm in a state of limbo at the moment where not much seems...
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Working to Save Dolphins in Despair

A female and her calf being carried back to sea on the Cape photo: Reuters...

Going For Gold Next Time Kesslet?

Hi Everyone, Yesterday I had Kesslet and Charlie visiting Kessock in very silvery light, and...

Iceland – are they having a rethink on whaling?

According to the latest news out of Iceland, there is a potential for the government...
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Orca rights: stuff and nonsense?

In the post festive haze, as we wade through the sea of discarded Christmas presents,...

Bridging The Gap…

Hi Everyone, I'm without a car at the moment so limited to watching for dolphins...

Help Protect Scotland's Whales & Dolphins !

Hi Everyone, I was through at our Scottish Dolphin Centre on Tuesday taking some launch...

The Big Miracle…

Hi Everyone, You may have heard that there is a new film coming out starring...

Nice Trout Kesslet !

Hi Everyone, Oh well, that is the beginning of my 2012 dolphin research season with...