Marine Life Rescue: Last News

Animal lovers Clare and Phillip Boardman have built a hospital for rescue seals – complete with swimming pool – in the garden of their four-bedroom bungalow.

Rescuers have saved the life of a common seal pup which became entangled in a fishing net in the Hebrides.

Marine rescuers are trying to save pilot whales on a Stornoway beach following a “mass stranding”. It's estimated that at least 55 animals are on the Traigh Mhor beach in North Tolsta, on the Isle of Lewis.

A marine expert has expressed concern after dozens of dead sharks were washed up on a beach in North Wales this week. Around 25-30 small sharks were found scattered on the beach between Rhyl and Prestatyn on Tuesday (June 6) morning by a dog walker.

A huge whale has tragically died after washing up on a beach, despite rescuers' best efforts.

A dolphin has died after being found in shallow water by a passerby at Oban Harbour.

A beach goer has expressed her outrage after children threw stones at a seal before a woman grabbed the animal by its tail.

A dolphin stranded on a Scots beach that was heroically rescued has now tragically died after becoming stranded again.

A massive 40ft whale which live stranded in the Firth of Forth sparking a major rescue mission has sadly been found dead.

A rare type of seal normally found in Arctic waters has been flown to Shetland and successfully released back into the wild after turning up in a bay in Aberdeen.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA minke whale stranded in the River Thames has been put down after it became "very distressed," a Chiswick RNLI spokeswoman said.The whale was first spotted at Richmond Lock and Weir on Saturday May 9 before it swam upstream and became trapped against the riverbank near Teddington, south west London. Rescuers monitored the creature but it became trapped against the riverbank near Teddington, south west London, and the London Fire Brigade, and the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, were drafted in.

seal pups since September at their home in Perranporth.The couple are volunteers for the charity British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), who have so far saved 111 sick seal pups this season.Lizzi explained: "As we were an Airbnb we have been able to have a couple of volunteers at any point in time and it has been very easy to keep it open and have the pen space. We had six seal guests in the Airbnb over Christmas which was the most we could accommodate.""This is absolutely where lives have been saved," she told Cornwall Live.

Isle of Skye.Locals alerted the British Divers Marine Life Rescue to the trapped animal near Uig Bay at the north end of the island at around 10.30am on Saturday.A medic was dispatched who confirmed the common dolphin was entangled around the beak before a specialist team were sent to the rescue.Borrowing boats from locals, the Large Whale Disentanglement Team (LWDT) tried to get close to the creature to free its mouth.The marathon effort began on Saturday morning and continued into late Sunday.A statement issued by the charity read: "Although the animal was much smaller than the whales we normally disentangle, the dolphin was entangled around its beak so would be unable to feed and an immediate response was required from our LWDT who are

Orkney rallied together to rescue a stranded orca from a beach near Tres Ness in what is believed to have been the first successful mission of its kind in the UK. The animal was spotted this morning, Monday January 4, by residents Colin and Heather Headworth who quickly called the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).The rescue was an extremely rare occurrence with stranded orca being an unusual sight.

Seven whales have washed up on a beach between Tunstall and Withernsea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

young seal with a huge plastic fishing lure caught in its mouth was released back into the sea after a brave rescue. The animal was seen struggling in Oban, Argyll and Bute, with the big pink piece of equipment trapped around its mouth and whiskers.

Glasgow this afternoon after the stricken animal was spotted in the shallow water.

Have you ever seen dolphins or other exotic creatures in the UK? Let us know in the comments section below.The common dolphin species can measure up to 2.5 metres long and weigh up to 235kg and usually are found to be living in deep water.Up to 29 species of cetaceans, which include dolphins and whales, have been sighted in the UK and Ireland since 2000, according to the charity.Richard has claimed that the dolphin seemed to be ok but the charity were concerned and reported the sighting to British Divers Marine Life Rescue.He added: "The charity were concerned but they did say that most of the time, the dolphins do find their own way home."

shark stranded on a Brit beach was put down after a large-scale rescue attempt to save it failed.

A common seal has astounded people by resting up a tree.

Rescuers failed in their bid to rescue a young whale that became stranded on a Fife beach after becoming separated from its mother.