Time is running out for Britain’s orcas – and we have ourselves to blame

They have hit the headlines for scuffles with sailboats, but for dedicated fans in Britain, these rock stars of the sea remain elusive

Orca attack
Credit: Audun Rikardsen

‘Minke, right ahead!’ a voice bellows, in the tone of the lookout on the Titanic. ‘Right ahead’ is, of course, very much relative, but those gathered on the clifftop near John O’Groats know roughly what he means....

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