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How climate change is bringing more whales to British waters

Orcas like this one spotted off the Shetland Islands are becoming increasingly frequent visitors to our waters – BRYDON THOMASON/LORNE GILL/NATURESCOT Centuries of hunting, habitat loss and persecution have left the UK and Ireland among the world’s top nature-consuming countries. Although we have lost our bears, wolves, great auks and elk, the British Isles remain… Read More »