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2023/24 has been a rollercoaster of new experiences in terms of the larger and potentially more impactful actions we have taken as a charity to benefit seals and the sea. Our focus has broadened as a result and become even more holistic. This is a personal blog from our Director, Sue Sayer MBE, on where we are at and what we urgently need to do. We hope these reflections on a busy 18 months might be as thought provoking for you as they have been for us as we are thinking ahead to our future.
Let’s ban flying rings. Curiosity can kill: A Parliamentary Petition has been launched to save seals by banning the sale of plastic flying ring toys!
Our once in a lifetime chance to ban flying ring toys
Please sign to save seals from suffering.
Say ‘NO to the O’! Rings are horrid, only use solid!
To say we are super excited is a bit of an understatement. We love bridging the worlds of Seal Art and Science.
Seal Art
Kurt Jackson is a world renowned contemporary artist extraordinaire! As a dedicated environmentalist, Kurt’s stunning outdoor art and studio sessions embrace an extensive range…
The Seal Research Trust (SRT) understands that the ocean has rights, so our charity has always aimed to give seals and the sea a voice. 2023, saw SRT’s focus on marine conservation well and truly spotlighted on the global stage.
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Easy to say and much harder to do
Do we hide our true feelings and natural responses in public?
Can we hide the impacts of chronic stress?
Chances are that for many of us the answer to both these…
We really can make a difference you know!
In an era where many of us have anxieties about the biodiversity, climate and cost of living crises, it is easy to get depressed and feel disempowered. But we shouldn’t.
Radical change is built form incremental actions and…
The 2023 SW UK pupping season kicked off in earnest around the same time as last year in the last week of August (with a trickle of pups prior to that). This is EARLY! Records seem to suggest that the pupping season is moving forwards by a few days each year, now overlapping with…
The Seal Research Trust (SRT) is renowned for its citizen science photo identification research. A key element of this work is our post release monitoring of rescued and rehabilitated seals released from a variety of centres. In 2021, SRT published a peer reviewed paper in Marine Mammal Science summarising our findings from an incredible…
It has been quite a week …… as we have made a lot of progress towards our overall aim of getting seal disturbance made illegal (as it is with whales and dolphins).Tuesday saw MPs debating ‘Seal protection’ in Westminster Hall led by Sarah Olney MP.Thanks to Mary Tester from Thames Seal Watch, Sarah Olney…
Brigstow Institute Seedcorn Funding project ‘Space for Seals’ backgroundIn 2021, The Seal Research Trust (SRT) published a report commissioned by DEFRA called the ‘People Protecting Precious Places Project’. This detailed that seals were experiencing a statistically significant increase in disturbance as a result of human interactions throughout the summer months and that tripper boats…
Climate change is affecting us all! To preserve a liveable planet we need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Already the planet is 1.1 degrees warmer than in the 1800’s. This is the greatest challenge humans face. We need to completely change the way we live our lives, particularly in terms of energy….
The horrific and shocking injuries from looped items have been an issue recorded by the Seal Research Trust since 2000. Given the unique data set we hold, we are able to provide useful background evidence to help drive and support solutions to the ever worsening issue of marine plastics. This time, we collaborated with Keep Britain Tidy’s…
