The Last Sunset in the West  
Britain’s Vanishing West Coast Orcas (Fully Revised and Updated Edition)
Author(s): Natalie Sanders
Published by Birlinn
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ISBN: 9781788857215
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"An important wake up call." -Rob Lott in Whale and Dolphin Conservation

In 2014, marine biologist Dr Natalie Sanders joined the crew of the research vessel Silurian to 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.
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"An important wake up call." -Rob Lott in Whale and Dolphin Conservation

In 2014, marine biologist Dr Natalie Sanders joined the crew of the research vessel Silurian to 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.
Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part One: The West Coast Community
    • John Coe: Residents, transients and everything in between
    • Nicola: Matriarchs and menopause
    • Comet: The trailblazer
    • Moon: The circle of life
    • Lulu: The world’s most polluted whale
    • Floppy Fin: Nature versus nurture
    • Puffin: Hebridean hubbub
    • Aquarius: Folklore and fables
    • Occasus: The sun sets in the west
    • Moneypenny: Protecting 007
  • Part Two: The Voyage of the Silurian
    • Travelling to Tobermory
    • The Isle of Rum and finding our sea legs
    • The Little Minch and my orca encounter
    • The Shiant Islands and shedloads of seabirds
    • Stornoway and the playful minke whale
    • Leverburgh, Isle of Harris: Getting into the routine
    • St Kilda, the edge of the world
    • Soay, St Kilda and the bluefin tuna
    • Loch Shieldaig and the superpod of common dolphins
    • Kyle Rhea and the full moon
    • From Rum to Oban: Leaving the Hebrides
  • Epilogue: Looking back
  • Looking Forward: Ways you can help
  • Acknowledgements
  • Bibliography
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