Rare audio recordings of the West Coast Community shared with the British Library

There are only two known recordings of the vocalisations – or ‘voices’ - of the West Coast Community killer whales. Last week, these rare recordings were shared with the British Library to be placed in their archives and preserved for future generations alongside the sounds of extinct species and lost human languages.

Science & Research, Silurian, In the NewsAlison Lomax24 May 2023British Library, Cosmo Sheldrake, Tom Mustill, HWDT, Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, killer whale, West Coast Community, acoustic, rare recordings, whale voices, British Library archive

Songs of the Sea: Wild Wet World and Whale Song Sound Bath

Casting your eye over a calm sea, you’d be forgiven for thinking life beneath the waves is peaceful and serene…it’s anything but! HWDT provide acoustic data to artists and musicians who raise awareness of the soundscape beneath the waves and the importance of noise to marine life. Here we share two recent collaborations with artists who have utilised the sounds we’ve recorded during monitoring expeditions to create beautiful songs of the sea.

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