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This World Turtle Day is the perfect time to highlight that The Deep in Hull – home to 5,000 animals including sharks, turtles and rays – marks its 20th anniversary this year with new investment. A £380,500 Biffa Award means the attraction can update three areas of the Cool Seas gallery to create an immersive learning experience for … Read more
A survey carried out by National Trust rangers found puffin numbers on the remote Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, are stable despite the heavy rainfall last summer. It was feared that the population would be affected after numerous burrows were flooded. At least 300 pufflings were lost after 5 inches (12cm) of rain fell … Read more
Longleat in Wiltshire have revealed a new marine feature showcasing the two different types of seahorse found in British waters. Two colonies of spiny and short snouted seahorses were bred as part of a conservation programme in Portugal and can now be seen on display in their new home at Longleat. The spiny seahorse, which is … Read more
Visitors to Sea Life Brighton are being urged to help safeguard the future of short-snouted seahorses, lobsters and sponges who all call the seas off Beachy Head home. Sea Life helped the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and others persuade the Government to approve a 24-square-kilometre stretch of coastal waters from Brighton to Beachy Head being … Read more
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