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The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Thousands of sea mammals and birds are killed as a result of fishing nets every year.
June 12, 2026The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Thousands of sea mammals and birds are killed as a result of fishing nets every year.
June 10, 2026Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue
Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago.
May 20, 2026Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
Rescue teams now believe the whale has reached deeper water in Lübeck Bay and hope it will head for the wider sea.
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Caught in the net: ending bycatch in UK seas
Helen Moore Malcolm Brown Ben Watkins The accidental death of marine wildlife in fishing gear is a major issue. Now, a new report from Wildlife and Countryside Link reveals the shocking scale of th
The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Environmental groups have renewed calls for the government to do more to prevent the deaths of thousands of dolphins, whales and seabirds accidentally caught in fishing nets in UK waters. Known as by
Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
A humpback whale has freed itself from a sandbank near the German coastal city of Lübeck, after a series of rescue attempts. Rescue teams say the whale is now swimming in deeper water 300m (1,00ft) o