This year’s National Whale and Dolphin Watch was a great success. Thanks to the efforts of observers all over the UK, we managed to collect a total of over 690 sightings which beats all previous years!! This is a fantastic record and just goes to show what we all know already
An unusual stranding took place this week off the east coast of Scotland. After the pilot whale and minke whale live strandings earlier in the week, Scottish cetacean enthusiasts will be interested to hear that the body of a pygmy sperm whale was discovered off the Banffshire coast.
A juvenile minke whale was found stranded near Torryburn in Fife this morning. The animal watched closely and kept wet by British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) and fire crew until the decision was made to euthanase the animal. Click here for more information on what to do if you f