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Antarctic Mother’s Day

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 11th March 2018
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When it comes to parenting strategies, there is no end of diversity in the animal kingdom. And however different they are, somehow, they all work out. This Mother’s Day, as we campaign to protect their home, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity… Read More

Thank you from John Hocevar

Posted by Tom Micklewright - 8th March 2018

Antarctic submariner John Hocevar has a special thank you video from us all. We can’t build an Antarctic Sanctuary without your support. Feeling inspired? If you haven’t signed the petition yet, why not join over a million people who are calling for an Antarctic Sanctuary to protect the beautiful whales… Read More

There was a time men thought women shouldn’t go to the Antarctic. Wow, we proved them wrong

Posted by Louisa Casson - 7th March 2018
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Global project leader for Greenpeace Antarctic Sanctuary campaign Frida Bengtsson and scientist Susanne Lockhart onboard the Arctic Sunrise en route to the Antarctic for scientific research into the biodiversity of the Antarctic ocean.

The Antarctic belongs to all of us, and is all of ours to protect. Yet an ice ceiling prevented women from joining expeditions to the Antarctic until relatively recently. A woman applying to join the British Antarctic Survey was rejected on the basis that, “Women… Read More

New Greenpeace Research Finds Microplastics in Scottish Seas

Posted by Tisha Brown - 7th March 2018
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Last year, Greenpeace sailed around the coast of Scotland to investigate the impact of ocean plastic pollution on iconic Scottish wildlife. Starting in Edinburgh, the MV Beluga II sailed through the Caledonian canal to the Outer Hebrides. On the way there, we encountered many marine wildlife hotspots like… Read More

Tiny pieces of plastic represent a huge problem for ocean giants

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 7th March 2018
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A Manta Ray can be seen swimming in plastic waste on Nusa Penida in Indonesia.

Recently humpback whales have been hanging around in the Firth of Forth, the tidal estuary in Scotland near Edinburgh where the river becomes the North Sea. These gentle giants have drawn gaping crowds locally, amazed to see such impressive beasts so close to shore. On the other side of… Read More