Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Sylvia joins us from Kilt Rock on the Isle of Skye where she is regularly found whale watching as a volunteer for WDC Shorewatch.
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A warm welcome to one of the new members of the team, Hannah, who is part of our 2019 volunteer team. Here Hannah gives an account of her first trip out with Sea Life Surveys to collect Photo ID images
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Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Tierney and Milo talk about the amazing marine life, community and culture of Ardnamurchan and how these have made their first month of volunteering a dream come true!
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A warm welcome to Maja, one our incredible Outreach and Research Volunteers for 2019. Here Maja shares some her experiences so far, as well as discussing her motivation for moving out to Mull and dedicating her summer to conservation with use here at hWDT.
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Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week we dive into National Whale and Dolphin Watch!
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The seventh expedition of the summer season concentrated on the northern and western reaches of our survey area, with ten species of marine mega-fauna encountered, including: basking shark, bottlenose dolphin, common dolphin, Risso’s dolphin, white-beaked dolphin, minke whales, harbour porpoise, grey and common seals.
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The identity of a group of nine killer whales off Scotland’s west coast, encountered during the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust’s annual marine research expeditions last year, remains a mystery, despite extensive research and a flurry of sightings of killer whales in the Hebrides over recent weeks.
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Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Tierney and Milo share their update from Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.
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Our much loved research vessel, Silurian, received some mid-season maintenance, Bruce Crawford who joined the team to lend a helping hand tells us what they’ve been up to on board…
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Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Trudi shares her wildlife highlights from the Isle of Rum
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Join us for our weekly blog as we share experiences from sites along the Hebridean Whale Trail - this week Tierney and Milo talk about their first week in post as the new Ardnamurchan Lighthouse volunteers.
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Celebrating the launch of the spectacular Hebridean Whale Trail: showcasing Scotland’s west coast as a world-class destination for spotting cetaceans from land and promoting sustainable, low-impact marine wildlife watching from land, to benefit local communities and champion conservation of the Hebrides’ globally important marine wildlife and environment.
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Our latest research expedition concentrated on surveying the wild and remote northern reaches of our survey area, and saw Silurian sail up to Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point of the UK mainland. It was a great trip with an unforgettable morning with basking sharks and plenty of other wildlife along the way too, and the evenings were spent enjoying spectacular sunsets and exploring uninhabited islands.
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HWDT and Glengorm Wildlife Project team up with local young people to survey the seas and help conserve wild places.
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Do you aspire to be a marine biologist? Does data collection in the field float your boat? Are you aged 16 or 17? Do you like adventure…
Our Teen Team Expedition Surveys are designed for you!
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The fourth survey of the summer season concentrated on the southern reaches of our survey area, with eight species of marine megafauna encountered, inlcuding: basking sharks, bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, minke whales, harbour porpoise, grey and common seals.
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Today the Scottish Government has opened a public consultation seeking views on proposals for four new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). HWDT will be responding to the consultation and hope that all stakeholders will take the opportunity to voice their views, so that the best possible outcome can be reached for whales, dolphins, sharks and for coastal communities.
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The third survey of the season explored the waters of the southern Outer Hebridean Islands, bringing the first basking shark sightings of the year on board Silurian! We also encountered hundreds of common dolphins, 10 minke whales, as well as harbour porpoise, common and grey seals.
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Providing top-quality, memorable hands-on learning experiences to school children in western Scotland has been a keystone of conservation efforts at the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) from the beginning. Read on to find our what Pippa, Rian and Michael from our Education Team have been up to, thanks to generous donations from our members and supporters.
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We started the summer survey season in style on Silurian with our first minke whales of the year during the first standard survey expedition of 2019, and what spectacular sightings they were! We also saw bottlenose and common dolphins, harbour porpoise, grey seals and common seals.
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