STONELEES TASK DAY

A good turn out on Saturday for the Kent Wildlife Task day.

The focus was on the on going clearance of the non-native trees & scrub at the far end of the reserve and with the will and energy of the volunteers most of the task was achieved.

Volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust

Volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust

Volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust

Volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust

Volunteers from the Kent Wildlife Trust

THANET WILDLIFE PROJECT TASK

UPDATE ON SPERM WHALE

Following the reports of the Sperm Whale at Pegwell Bay I was contacted by Springwatch and BBC Nature to supply photos.

Please follow links below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/uk/

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/natureuk/2011/03/big-beautiful-beached.shtml

 

POST MORTEM OF SPERM WHALE AT PEGWELL BAY

Today work started on the Sperm Whale to determine how this beautiful Mammal died,crowds were still gathering on the beach and above but this time Police had blocked access to the walk along the cliff top due to health & safety reasons  I was told by one of the officers !

After the Post Mortem of this 37 Tonne Whale a local tree surgeons services were called on to cut up into manageable bits with some pieces being taken to organisations for research purposes and the rest to be buried in a land fill site. 

Post Mortem of the Sperm Whale at Pegwell Bay

Post Mortem of the Sperm Whale at Pegwell Bay

Post Mortem of the Sperm Whale at Pegwell Bay

Post Mortem of the Sperm Whale at Pegwell Bay

A GIANT OF THE SEA'S FINISHES ITS DAY'S WASHED UP AT PEGWELL BAY

A multitude of calls today from friends,family and organisations informing me that something big had washed up on the mud flats at Pegwell Bay !

Ignoring them until the local BBC news flashes up  with a live report from the Cliff tops showing the 45 foot-long Sperm Whale had beached itself.

I then decided to walk down to a friends Cottage where I found a BBC van parked up and met Claudia Sermbezis from BBC South East who was filming on the cliff above the Whale.

 

The Sperm Whale Pegwell Bay

Police present due to the possibility of dangerous Bacteria

Like dolphins, sperm whales can carry tuberculosis and lung disease

Sperm Whale Pegwell Bay

Emergency teams liaising with the Natural History Museum and the Institute of Zoology

Emergency teams at Pegwell Bay discussing the Sperm Whale 

Claudia Sermbezis BBC South East

Claudia Sermbezis BBC South East

Sperm Whale Pegwell Bay

BBC South East Cameraman Pegwell Bay

More discussion on the plight of the Sperm Whale

Trenches being dug to implement the movement of the Sperm Whale

Trenches being dug to implement the movement of the Sperm Whale

After further discussions with the organisations involved with the above it seems that the plan was to move the Whale once the tide was further in to allow the weight to be supported & to stop any further damage to the Whale then drag across to the old Hover pad with the possibility of a Post Mortem.

Having seen the latest news though it seems that the tide waits for no man !