03/09/2013
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Pilot Whale Stranded In Edinburgh Brae
A pilot whale remains stranded at Gypsy Brae, north of Edinburgh, despite attempts to rescue the animal.
Member of the British Divers Marine Rescue was called after the whale was spotted on the foreshore of the bay in the Silverknowes area of the city.
It is understood that the whale may have suffered a crushed lung, caused by its own body weight after it became stranded in the waist deep water.
The rescuers are tilting the whale from side-to-side in an effort to re-inflate the lung.
Grave-Robbers Suspected Over Large Hole In Cemetery
Police in Gloucester have said that they believe a large hole found next to grave may have been an attempt to steal jewellery from a casket.
The 4ft by 3ft hole was discovered at a cemetery on Tredworth Road yesterday.
However, police say that there had been no damage to the casket buried in the grave.
Council Takes Ownership Of Derelict Theme Park
Thanet District Council have taken possession of an abandoned theme park in Margate, which is hopes to transform into a heritage theme park.
Keys to the derelict Dreamland site have been handed over to the council following a ruling by a judge backing a compulsory purchase order.
The Dreamland Trust said the next step was for surveyors to reassess the site, however, former landowners, DreamlandLive, will launch a final High Court appeal later this month.
(MH/CD)
A pilot whale remains stranded at Gypsy Brae, north of Edinburgh, despite attempts to rescue the animal.
Member of the British Divers Marine Rescue was called after the whale was spotted on the foreshore of the bay in the Silverknowes area of the city.
It is understood that the whale may have suffered a crushed lung, caused by its own body weight after it became stranded in the waist deep water.
The rescuers are tilting the whale from side-to-side in an effort to re-inflate the lung.
Grave-Robbers Suspected Over Large Hole In Cemetery
Police in Gloucester have said that they believe a large hole found next to grave may have been an attempt to steal jewellery from a casket.
The 4ft by 3ft hole was discovered at a cemetery on Tredworth Road yesterday.
However, police say that there had been no damage to the casket buried in the grave.
Council Takes Ownership Of Derelict Theme Park
Thanet District Council have taken possession of an abandoned theme park in Margate, which is hopes to transform into a heritage theme park.
Keys to the derelict Dreamland site have been handed over to the council following a ruling by a judge backing a compulsory purchase order.
The Dreamland Trust said the next step was for surveyors to reassess the site, however, former landowners, DreamlandLive, will launch a final High Court appeal later this month.
(MH/CD)
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Race Against Time To Save Stranded Whale
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Rescue attempt launched for whale in the Thames
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Rescue attempt launched for whale in the Thames
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Rescue Teams Find Body In Missing Tourist Hunt
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Rescue Teams Find Body In Missing Tourist Hunt
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03 April 2012
Vets Called To Put Down Beached Whale
A rescue team have had to call in vets to put down a whale, stranded on a beach in East Lothian. The mammal rescue team who have been trying to save the beached whale have said that there is nothing more they can do. The 15ft pilot whale was found by the coastguard at North Berwick's east beach, near the harbour, at about 09:00 this morning.
Vets Called To Put Down Beached Whale
A rescue team have had to call in vets to put down a whale, stranded on a beach in East Lothian. The mammal rescue team who have been trying to save the beached whale have said that there is nothing more they can do. The 15ft pilot whale was found by the coastguard at North Berwick's east beach, near the harbour, at about 09:00 this morning.
23 January 2006
Animal welfare groups highlight whale plight
Animal welfare groups are attempting to raise awareness of the plight of whales, following the death of a bottle-nose whale in the Thames at the weekend. The International Fund for Animal Welfare called for the "outpouring of emotion" over the death of the northern bottle-nose whale to be directed towards other whales.
Animal welfare groups highlight whale plight
Animal welfare groups are attempting to raise awareness of the plight of whales, following the death of a bottle-nose whale in the Thames at the weekend. The International Fund for Animal Welfare called for the "outpouring of emotion" over the death of the northern bottle-nose whale to be directed towards other whales.
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