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| Short-beaked common dolphins Rebecca Knee/ Marine Discovery |
As announced on TV’s BBC Countryfile last night, results of the 2017 National Whale and Dolphin Watch are in!
During last year’s event, which took place 29th July – 6th August, a record-breaking 1,529 hours of dedicated watches took place. Some 300 hours more than any previous occasion, this represents 2,500 volunteers all around the British Isles getting involved to report on the UK’s whale and dolphin species.
2017 was the sixteenth year that this huge citizen science scheme had taken place and clearly the event is building on popularity year on year. “It’s so important for people to join in helping us to track
