British Divers Marine Life Rescue
British Divers Marine Life Rescue is an organisation dedicated to the rescue and well being of all marine animals in distress around the UK.
RESCUE HOTLINE: 01825 765546 (out of hours: 07787 433412)
What to do if you find a live stranded marine mammal
Please note the place, the state of the tide and any injuries you can see without getting close and call 01825 765546 during office hours. After 5pm on working days, or at weekends or Bank Holidays, please call our out of hours number on 07787 433412 (NB: this number does not receive texts). We will then advise you on what to do and will get one of our trained medics out as soon as possible. More information »
We are a network of trained and professional marine mammal medics who respond to call outs from the general public, HM Coastguard, Police and RSPCA. In fact, we are the primary marine animal rescue organisation in the country and are not only called upon by the other emergency services, but also train their staff.
BDMLR is a registered charity and is operated entirely by volunteers. Our rescue teams are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We have a wide range of equipment strategically placed throughout the country to deal with strandings of marine animals, oil spills, fishing gear entanglement and in fact any type of marine animal in trouble. This includes rescue boats, equipment trailers, whale and dolphin pontoon sets, a whale disentanglement kit and each area has a medic kit with essential supplies.
In 2008 BDMLR moved from being a purely rescue organisation and opened a specialist seal hospital in the remote Scottish highlands which wasn't being covered before. You can see what is happening at the hospital on their Facebook page here.
Although our name mentions divers, you don't have to be a diver to be a supporter or medic. Our medic base covers all walks of life and includes: teachers, plumbers, executives, managers, retail staff, secretaries, builders, photographers... the list goes on and on. All you need is a positive attitude, don't mind being wet and cold, and are able-bodied. The rest we teach you on our Marine Mammal Medic Course.
We are entirely funded by donations and can only run our emergency service for marine animals with your support.
Interested in becoming a Marine Mammal Medic?
We need more Marine Mammal Medics to join our rescue teams throughout the UK to enable us to continue our vital first response. Please note that you do not need to be a diver. More about our training courses »
2012-01-09 09:15:44
BDMLR features on Nature's Weirdest Events
2011-12-07 11:18:05
Netted Seal Saved in Cliff Rescue
2011-12-01 11:06:28
Pip the Seal from Farnes to Thurso
2011-11-24 12:10:28
Sammy the Viking rescued 100 miles offshore
