British Divers Marine Life Rescue

Saving dolphins with rubber whales

27 mei 2022 door frank

Life-size rubber dolphins and whales have been used for training new marine medics. Charity British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) will be able to call on the volunteers to help dolphins, porpoises, whales and seals found injured or stranded along a stretch of the north west Highland coast. >> read more …

Gewone dolfijnen zwemmen 70km het land in

25 januari 2022 door frank

Hulpverleners van de organisatie British Divers Marine Life Rescue zijn gealarmeerd en staan paraat na melding dat 3 gewone dolfijnen in de rivier Ouse nabij Boothferry Bridge, Goole gezien werden, ruim 70km het land in.

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White-beaked dolphin calf on Orkney beach

25 januari 2022 door frank

On Saturday 22nd January 2022, BDMLR were alerted to what was reported to be a live stranded harbour porpoise on the beach in Scapa, Orkney. Unfortunately, before our Marine Mammal Medics arrived, the animal had been refloated by well-meaning members of the public, and on arrival our medics sadly found the animal floating listlessly in the water where it appeared to have drowned.

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Common Dolphin Stranding

14 december 2021 door frank

This morning just before midday, BDMLR were alerted to a stranding of a common dolphin at Crombie Point in Fife, Scotland.

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First Grey Pup in Norfolk!

24 november 2021 door frank

Grey seal pupping season is officially in full swing! The Marine Mammal Medic team in Norfolk of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue were called out to their first white-coat of the season on Monday 22nd November.

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Whale rescued in Fife washes up dead just a day later

12 november 2021 door frank

A stranded whale that was rescued off the Fife coast on Wednesday has been found dead just a day later. >> read more …

Whale measuring 3.5 metres washed up dead on Rhos-on-Sea

11 november 2021 door frank

A whale has washed ashore on Rhos-on-Sea beach in north Wales. The animal, which washed up dead, measured three and a half metres long. The coastguard is currently on the scene along with British Divers Marine Life Rescue, while the whale is examined. >> read more …

Sei Whale Successfully Refloated

11 november 2021 door frank

Yesterday, Wednesday 10th November 2021, The British Divers Marine Life Rescue received a callout to a stranding of a whale in North Queensferry, Scotland. A team of our trained Marine Mammal Medics were dispatched to attend to the animal. It appeared the animal was stuck in chest-deep water and was unable to free itself. >> … Meer lezen

Gewone vinvis sterft op Orkney

14 juli 2021 door frank

een bijna 18 meter lange Gewone Vinvis strandde dinsdag levend op de kust van Echnaloch Bay op de Schotse Orkneyeilanden. Er was geen hulp mogelijk voor het sterk vermagerd dier dat ’s avonds rond 21 uur overleed.

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Walrus in the Isles of Scilly

2 juli 2021 door frank

As many of you will know, a walrus has been present in the Isles of Scilly since mid-June, an exceptional first record of this species here. Unfortunately, his presence in a commercial harbour within an island community is posing huge risks, first to himself, and to livelihoods but potentially human safety. He may prevent emergency … Meer lezen