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With Orca Watch just days away the staff of the Sea Watch Foundation is waiting in anticipation to start conducting watches and collect records of the orcas passing through the Pentland Firth. Three...
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The annual Orca Watch event took place from Saturday 26th May until Saturday 2nd June 2018 in Caithness, around the Orkney and Shetland Isles and it was full of fantastic cetacean sightings. Sea Watch Foundation in collaboration with...
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Orcas on the Edge: A quest to film the critically endangered southern residents The Issue The southern resident killer whales (SRKW) represent the smallest of four groups of orca found in the northwest...
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Ask not what animals can do for you: could the next wave of emancipation be the recognition of non-human people? We like to see good triumph over evil. We like to feel a...
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In a not so surprising move SeaWorld have announced that they will no longer be breeding orca in captivity. “By making this the last generation of orcas in our care and reimagining how...
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The UK is not renowned for being a particularly dangerous country, especially when it comes to its wildlife. However there are a select few organisms that can still be described as deadly, whether...
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The concept of feminism is an issue that has been receiving increasing media attention over the last year. With the launch of Emma Watson’s HeForShe UN campaign, and support from other notable celebrities...
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RT @drmtbishop: 2 Killer Whales from the Gills Bay Orkney ferry on Sat. Only managed 1 photo in the excitement! pic.twitter.com/ljkMyINNEW — Wildlife Sightings (@wildlife_uk) August 6, 2014 One of our contributors, Dr...
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