Three months from today, the EU’s world-renowned environmental protections will no longer apply to Scotland. That means we have just three months left to make Scotland’s new nature laws as strong as they can be.
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Good news! The Scottish Government has announced the designation of a new Deep-Sea Marine Reserve off the west coast of Scotland.
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Join us for our Tales from the Trail blog; this week, Steve Dodd shares his love of Tiumpanhead Lighthouse - arguably one of the best land based whale watching sites in the UK, if not Europe!
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For the first time in HWDT’s history, Silurian, our research yacht has started conducting surveys during the winter months.
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New research published today in the journal Science, led by Aarhus University in Denmark, predicts more than half of the world’s killer whale (orca) populations face collapse due to the effects of invisible toxic pollutants called PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
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You may have seen in the news this weekend reports of sunfish in Scottish waters. Reports of sunfish at this time of year are not in fact unusual, with similar numbers of sightings reported last summer. Check out some cool facts about these incredible ocean wanderers here, and if you're lucky enough to spot a sunfish, don't forget to report your sightings via WhaleTrack!
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