It was brilliant to get out last week doing a spot of Whale Watching on CalMac Ferries from Ullapool to Stornoway and back. We saw a few pods of common dolphin despite the poor conditions! Massive thanks to Dan Brown Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust and Mammal Society for a great day!

🌟 Come join the team!! We're recruiting for a part-time role of Chief Skipper to join our team in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. Starting October 2024. 📢 Deadline for applications is next week - 9am 22nd August! Find out more: hwdt.org/vacancies/chie…

#MarineMiles THE END 107 days of walking with 25kg bags. 1253 miles (2177km) from Lands End through the Hebrides to John O' Groats. 10th of May - 24th of August. Over £17k raised for Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust, unbelievable. Thank you all for everything.💙 gofund.me/250d3d2b

Overnight they hit 19K for marine conservation by walking the length of the UK over 107 days - wouldn’t it be amazing to celebrate them by getting them to 20K?! Any donations and RTs would be so appreciated! gofund.me/b7f18207

What an incredible achievement: 🗺 Land's End - John o' Groats 📅 107 days of walking 👣 1,253 miles ⛰️ 31,908 metres of elevation (3.5 Everests) And an unbelievable amount of money raised. Thank you so incredibly much for inviting us on this adventure. gofundme.com/f/marine-miles…

‼️ SAVE THE DATE ‼️ Our annual Whaley Ceilidh will be held this year on Friday 4th October in Aros Hall in Tobermory. Hope to see you all there! 💃🕺🐳

🎶💃 Join us to celebrate 30 years of whale conservation in the Hebrides with a special Whaley Ceilidh. Dust-off your dancing shoes with live music from Hannah Fisher and Sorren McLean, special Nc'nean Distillery cocktails and great raffle prizes! hwdt.org/whaley-ceilidh

So I emailed the newspaper and they've told me that all images in their article are "Actual cetaceans". Here is the relevant part of their response and "Actual cetaceans" included. No. Just no. ????

REAL!!! THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE MORE WEIRD LITTLE GUYS!!!

Any #marinebiologists know what species (whale?) this vertebrae might have come from? Found washed up on the shores of Treaddur Bay in Anglesey. Marine Conservation Society European Cetacean Society Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)

⚠️Extremely distressing footage from  Sea Shepherd France & Mata Tohora This young female humpback "Sweet Girl" was struck by a speeding boat in Tahiti. Sadly, she died in agony. 💔 This is the reality of vessel strikes. 🙏Please support by demanding an investigation! Detail below

A week ago a portrait of this whale’s eye went viral on all the content scraping pages. Days later, her upper jaw was ripped off by a speeding vessel. The video just emerged. I think everyone who marveled at her eye should see it.

Don't leave Halloween pumpkins to rot in your garden, or dump them in the countryside. Eating pumpkins can make hedgehogs, birds and other animals poorly. Instead, dispose of pumpkins in a covered compost bin or council food waste bin. More: bit.ly/4dVuR9U

Sale of Essex acid grassland for houses would set ‘catastrophic precedent’ There are influential people who’d be happy sacrificing every last slice of open ground for housing, and for the south-east in particular to be one huge orange-glowed suburb. theguardian.com/environment/20…

We are calling for tighter restrictions on fireworks following the death of Roxie, our endangered red panda kit, on bonfire night. Our expert vet team believe it's likely that three-month-old Roxie died due to stress caused by fireworks in the local area.

❗️PEOPLE OF #ANGLESEY❗️ Sea Watch Foundation Anglesey are hoping to strengthen our volunteer network - we want to hear from you. We would be extremely grateful for a few minutes of your time to answer the short questionnaire below. DIOLCH! tinyurl.com/mrxh6pk7 #ynysmon

Guess this meme still rings true

British Antarctic Survey From the new Private Eye, out now.