On the 8th of September, the Sea Watch interns were lucky enough to attend a talk given by Rod Penrose, the stranding officer for the whole of Wales. It was a very interesting afternoon, and I thought I’d pass on what we learned. The UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Program (CSIP)
Dolphins, whales and seals are cute and for some reason they seem to know that we know. In my opinion, our squeals and squeaks of excitement when we see them have successfully passed all communication barriers. Atlantic Grey Seal Pup – Photo credits: http://w
After spending the weekend training interested members of the public about the varied species of whales, dolphins and porpoise to be found around the UK coast, staff at the marine charity Sea Watch Foundation were flabbergasted to see photographs of a dead, stranded Northern bottlenos