British Divers Marine Life Rescue - Midlands

08/06/2026

07/06/2026

💙 As we close the week... ❤️

As Volunteers' Week comes to a close, we'd like to say a huge thank you to the volunteers who make our work possible.

Whether you've supported a stranded dolphin or monitored a young seal, answered the hotline, taught on courses, raised funds, managed regions, maintained equipment, or supported our work in any other way, you've helped to make a difference.

We also celebrate the volunteers in other organisations, charities and emergency services who support marine mammals or support our Medics. Volunteers make an enormous difference and every contribution matters.

Thank you. 💙🦭🐬🐋

03/06/2026

💙 No Funds: No Rescues 💙

Think of BDMLR volunteers; you'll probably picture Marine Mammal Medics responding to stranded seals, dolphins and whales.

What many don't see is those same volunteers running event stalls, organising fundraisers, selling merchandise, baking cakes, running marathons and giving up their time to raise the funds that make rescues possible.

The equipment we use, the training we provide and the animals we help all rely on volunteers going the extra mile.

This Volunteers' Week, we'd like to say a huge thank you to every Medic and supporter who has helped raise funds for marine mammals. Every pound raised helps put rescuers, equipment and expertise where they're needed most. 💙

Do you know of an event BDMLR could attend? Tell us where below! 👇

03/06/2026

💙 Can someone come and help?

That's how every rescue begins...

One day our volunteers might be monitoring a healthy sleepy seal pup. The next, helping a stranded whale, responding to a walrus sighting, or assessing a dolphin stuck up a river.

That's one of the things that makes being a Marine Mammal Medic so rewarding.. you just never quite know what the next call will bring!

👀 Which of these call-outs do you think was the most challenging for our volunteers? 👇

For Volunteers' Week 2026, we're giving an enormous shout out to our hard working volunteers out in all weathers helping marine mammals in need. 🥰

25/05/2026

⚠️ HELP: Real Protection For Seals ⚠️

The UK is home to internationally important populations of grey and harbour (common) seals. Yet despite recommendations from conservation experts, neither species is protected from intentional or reckless disturbance under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Disturbance can force seals to waste valuable energy reserves, increase stress levels, and even contribute to pup abandonment. With growing pressures from tourism, recreation, drones and uncontrolled dogs, the need for protection has never been greater.

That's why the Give Seals Space campaign has been launched by The Seal Alliance, calling on the Government to reconsider expert recommendations and provide seals with legal protection from disturbance.

But public support is critical to its success.

✍️ Please sign and share the petition.
📢 Every signature helps show that seal protection matters.

✅ PETITION: https://www.change.org/p/give-seals-space

More information is available on our website. Link in the comments 👇

13/05/2026

TRUE? 🤔
Or false? 🐬

“If you find a stranded dolphin, the most important thing is to get them straight back in the water to stay hydrated.”

Do you think this statement is true or false? 👀

It’s one of those situations where most people would want to act quickly — do we try to get them back into the water, keep them where it is, call someone, or something else entirely? 🤔

Drop your answer below in the comments ⬇️

07/05/2026

The humpback whale “Timmy” stranded in the Baltic Sea in Germany, “Magnus”, the walrus visiting the coast of Scotland – animals far outside their natural habitats capture public attention and empathy.

However, these cases are not isolated incidents. A new study now shows for the first time that marine mammals are increasingly appearing in places where they do not belong – far outside their natural ranges, including up rivers and in coastal cities.

Published in the journal Diversity, the study is the first to systematically assess the global scale of so-called “out-of-habitat” (OOH) events in marine mammals.

The findings are clear: experts from six continents documented 42 species observed “out of habitat” – representing around a third of all known whale and seal species. Some three quarters of respondents reported that such events are increasing, and more than half see them as early indicators of broader distribution shifts.

An Investigation into How Marine Mammal Distribution Is Being Affected by Climate Change, with a Focus on out of Habitat Marine Mammals, Based on Expert Opinion.

Read the full study here: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/18/5/270

Authors: Maia Killian, Laetitia Nunny, Dan Jarvis, Lewis Griffin, Carlos Yaipen-Llanos, Anna Pili und Mark Simmonds

02/05/2026