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How Scotland’s marine wildlife is in danger from plastic pollution

Posted by TishaBrown — 4 June 2017 at 8:27am - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: Will Rose/Greenpeace

Scotland is the envy of the world with its rich waters teeming with wildlife and spectacular coastlines and beaches. But it’s increasingly at threat from the scourge of marine plastic pollution.

Article tagged as: basking sharks, Beluga II, gannets, ocean plastics, oceans, Plastics, puffins, scotland, seals, wildlife

11 awe-inspiring British wildlife-watching moments from #IntotheWild

Posted by Danielle Boobyer — 16 April 2016 at 2:02pm - Comments
Common dolphins leaping from the ocean
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Common dolphins swim in Scotland

We’ve fallen in love with British wildlife all over again this week thanks to the wonderful nature footage on BBC’s Into the Wild.

Article tagged as: BBC, Devon, dolphins, eagles, ecotourism, forests, Gordon Buchanan, gorillas, nature, oceans, otters, polar bears, puffins, reindeer, scotland, seals, sharks, wildlife

Why Greenpeace can't - and won't - endorse farmed salmon

Posted by Willie — 21 March 2014 at 4:13pm - Comments
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Greenpeace doesn’t endorse farmed salmon. There you go, that’s it in black and white. Next time you see someone say we do – feel free to forward a link to this blog-post.

I’m writing this to set the record straight after a few instances of producers and retailers (and even the occasional NGO) wilfully misrepresenting us as having supported, endorsed, or given their salmon farming some sort of ‘best practice award’.

Article tagged as: anchovies, canada, chile, fish meal, krill, oceans, pollution, salmon, salmon farming, scotland, seafood, seals, USA

From the arms (or legs) of Stronsay

Posted by jossc — 9 May 2007 at 12:00am - Comments

Bird's eye view? Close up of a gannet in flight

The weather gods are shaking their fists at us again, forcing the Artic Sunrise to seek shelter in one of the three large bays of Stronsay in the Orkney Isles. Which is bad news for our mission, but good news for the 'twitchers' amongst the crew as the island abounds with birdlife and we've arrived here smack in the middle of the breeding season. Large colonies of gannets and fulmars live on the cliffs to the south and west, and there's also a loch and marshes which are havens for ducks and waders including the rare pintail (perhaps only 50 breeding pairs in Britain). And there are land (as opposed to sea) birds here too - swallows flew overhead as we lowered our anchor chain yesterday evening.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, birds, north sea, oceans, seals, stronsay
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