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The Last Sunset in the West

Britain's Vanishing West Coast Orcas (Fully Revised and Updated Edition

by (author) Natalie Sanders

Publisher
Birlinn Limited
Initial publish date
Jul 2024
Category
General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781780278940
    Publish Date
    Jul 2024
    List Price
    $19.99

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Fully revised edition with updated information on the surviving members of the orca pod.

 

In 2014, marine biologist Dr Natalie Sanders joined the crew of the research vesselSilurianto seek out Britain's West Coast Community of orca and study them before we lose them forever. Though this orca pod has delighted scientists and whale watchers for years, we still know relatively little about them, and what we do know comes mostly from citizen science and chance encounters. But what is abundantly clear is that pollution, entanglement, military sonar and climate change continue to have an enormous impact on whales and dolphins and other marine life throughout the world's oceans.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the marine world in this age of climate change. A captivating yet poignant account, it takes the reader from the Western Isles of Scotland to Vancouver Island and elsewhere. It also delves deep into the history of our relations with these beautiful and sentient creatures to explain what their loss means and how we can avoid similar tragedies in the future.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Having completed her PhD in marine biology,Natalie Sandersnow works as a marine consultant and has collaborated with the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust and charities in British Columbia, Canada. She lives in south-west England with her husband and two children.