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Monday, July 16th, 2018
Naturalists have set up a whale watching base on the Firth of Forth to “improve the science” in the wake of a surge of humpback whale sightings in the waters....
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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
HWDT team at Tobermory Bay © HWDT We're excited to announce that Whale Track, developed by Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, has been named as a finalist in the 2018...
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Monday, July 2nd, 2018
Boat-based wildlife tour companies should be licensed and regulations put in place to protect marine animals and seabirds, according to conservationists. The call comes following a massive rise in the...
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Friday, June 1st, 2018
Toothed whales, which communicate at higher frequencies than their baleen brethren, are also disrupted by artificial noise, explains this piece from Hakai Magazine. When pioneering whale biologist Roger Payne released...
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Friday, May 18th, 2018
Individuals, communities and businesses are being asked to contribute ideas for top sites for spotting whales, dolphins and porpoises from land on Scotland’s west coast, to help create a Hebridean...
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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Juvenile Bottlenose Dolphins © SNH The population of bottlenose dolphins in a conservation area in the north of Scotland has stabilised but remains vulnerable, according to experts. Around 200...
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Friday, February 23rd, 2018
An innovative exchange of sovereign debt for marine protection, backed by the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, could pave the way to saving large swaths of the world’s oceans. The tropical...
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
Scotland is a hotspot for catching a glimpse of marine mammals, according to the results of the 2017 National Whale and Dolphin Watch. The survey, conducted every summer by volunteers...
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Thursday, February 1st, 2018
On 31st January the Scottish Government announced the upcoming budget will include additional resources for the development of four nature conservation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). These sites could afford protection...
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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018
Urgent action is needed to fully protect the “jewels of Scotland’s seas”, conservationists have said. WWF Scotland, the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) and a leading marine research scientist...
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