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Community scooping whale poop to study the diet of whales in Scotland

Shenley Lloyd scooping up whale poop in The Minch. 
Image: Steve Truluck
Shenley Lloyd scooping up whale poop in The Minch. Image: Steve Truluck
Community scooping whale poop to study the diet of whales in Scotland

A new community project investigates what the increasing number of baleen whales in the Minch eat, using a non-invasive technique: scooping up their poop.

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Drone operator Richard Dale prepares for a flight

Tue, Jul 22, '25

UK can become leader in environmental monitoring

New course will provide training in robotics capability

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The free app is helping to build a better picture of how critically endangered flapper skates are faring around Scotland’s coasts

Tue, Jul 8, '25

New app will aid flapper skate conservation

Anglers asked to help collect data on critically endangered ocean giant

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