Rescue

The dolphins, including a newborn, got into trouble in Stornaway Harbour - WDC/Nicola Hodgins

Success for emergency rescue after dolphins got trapped in Scottish harbour

By Sarah Dolman | 24th August 2021

I’m stationed for a month on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. We’ve run a successful field research project here for 12 years and have already succeeded in getting the Scottish government to create protected areas, including for the Risso’s dolphins who live around this incredible island. But that’s not my story here.…

Experts try to save sick Southern Resident orca Scarlet (J50)

By Colleen Weiler | 10th August 2018

An unprecedented attempt has been launched in the Pacific Northwest to save ailing Southern Resident orca Scarlet (J50), a young female who has been in poor condition throughout the summer. The Fisheries Department of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in partnership with Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), the Center for…

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Success for emergency rescue after dolphins got trapped in Scottish harbour

Experts try to save sick Southern Resident orca Scarlet (J50)

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