Japanese animal advocates have captured footage of a rare white dolphin being taken from the wild in Japan, during the controversial Taiji dolphin hunt. The white dolphin was the only animal spared from the massacre of a pod of 19 dolphins in the Taiji cove, which took place on Sunday (8 January 2023). Campaigner Ren […]
‘Thor’, the wandering walrus who saw Scarborough’s new year fireworks cancelled, is on the move after an overnight stop in Blyth, Northumberland. The animal, who attracted huge crowds in Scarborough at the end of December, arrived in the Northumberland harbour at about midday on Monday (2 January 2023). He departed at around 6.45am on Tuesday […]
Royal Mail has released a new set of 14 stamps displaying aquatic wildlife around the British Isles. The UK’s waters are home to around 3,000 species of animal and plant life. The collection has been designed to “celebrate the UK’s wonderfully diverse marine life” and encourage people to protect it. Ten stamps feature detailed pictures […]
An Arctic walrus who has been in the Isles of Scilly for the past week is “regularly being disturbed by vessels and the public”, according to BBC News. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) reminded people all walruses are protected by law. Although it is unusual for the species to be so far south as they are […]